ary2100 ary2100
  • 23-02-2016
  • Mathematics
contestada

Katie is twice as old as her sister Mara. The sum of their ages is 24. Find their ages.

Respuesta :

apologiabiology
apologiabiology apologiabiology
  • 23-02-2016
so k=katie's' age
m=mara's age

k is 2 times as old as m
k=2m

sum is 24
add means sum
k+m=24

so we have
k+m=24 and
k=2m
subsitute
2m+m=24
add
3m=24
divide both sides by 3
m=8
subsitute again
k=2m
k=2(8)
k=16

katie=16
mara=8
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

what it bigger 40% of 90 or half of 80
In a restaurant, Chad tracked the number of children and adults that came in over an hour. During that time, 12 children and 30 adults came in the restaurant.
PLEAZZZZZE HELP the admission of Missouri as a slave state was controversial in the Senate because A. The Senate was a Pro-Slavery B. It could be created sectio
how many yards equal to 180 in
Amy needs 6/8 gallon of fruit juice to make punch .She needs an equal amount of sparkling water. How much sparkling water does she need
What would a network tree most likely be used for? A) show the hierarchy of an organization B) to organize the differences between two personalities C) to organ
After the revolutionary war Americans believed crime could be?
The diameter of a circle is 5.9 inches . What is the circle circumnfrences in terms π
4. The rise of fascist regimes in countries like Italy and Germany in the early 20th century came about in part because of which of the following? a. high emplo
why did chavez once say acting in a non-violent way is "the truest act of courage"?