if lynns age is 8 years less than 15 times the age of her neice Elizabeth, if the sum of their ages is 24, what is elizabeths age?

Answer 1

e = Elizabeth's age
15e - 8 = Lynn's age
these two combined = 24

e + 15e - 8 = 24
16e - 8 = 24
16e - 8 + 8 = 24 + 8
16e = 32
so e = 2 and
15(2)-8 = 22
so Elizabeth is 2 and Lynn is 22.
Hope this makes sense.