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Mishelle is 7 years younger than Paul. Given that the sum of their ages is 29, find their ages

User Icon for PsyDAG PsyDAG answered
6 years ago

P = M + 7

P + M = 39

Substitute M+7 for P in second equation, solve for M, then use first equation to find P.

User Icon for Henry Henry answered
6 years ago

Paul is X yrs. old.

Mishelle is X - 7.

x + (x-7) = 29.
X = ?
x - 7 = ?.

User Icon for Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
11 months ago

To find their ages, let's set up an equation using the information given.

Let's assume Mishelle's age is x. Since Mishelle is 7 years younger than Paul, Paul's age would be x + 7.

The sum of their ages is 29, so we can write the equation as:

x + (x + 7) = 29

Now, we can solve the equation to find the value of x (Mishelle's age).

Combining like terms, we get:

2x + 7 = 29

Subtracting 7 from both sides, we have:

2x = 22

Next, we divide both sides by 2 to isolate x:

x = 11

Now that we know Mishelle's age is 11, we can find Paul's age by adding 7:

Paul's age = 11 + 7 = 18

Therefore, Mishelle is 11 years old and Paul is 18 years old.