Question
A mother is 33 years older than her twin children. In 3 years her age will be twice the combined ages of the twins. How old are the twins now?
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Reiny
age of each of the twins --- x
mother's age = x+33
In 3 years from now:
age of each of the twins = x+3
mother's age = x+36
x+36= 2(x+3 + x+3)
solve for x, and sub into my definitions
mother's age = x+33
In 3 years from now:
age of each of the twins = x+3
mother's age = x+36
x+36= 2(x+3 + x+3)
solve for x, and sub into my definitions
Himani
x=8
p.s. i made a mistake at first and thought the answer was six. hg is me. I wrote the 6 right above this.
thanks for reading :)
p.s. i made a mistake at first and thought the answer was six. hg is me. I wrote the 6 right above this.
thanks for reading :)