paul is twice as old as john.17years ago their age was 33.how old is paul?
2 answers
what do you mean by "their age" ?
must be combined age?
p = 2 j
p-17 + j-17 = 33
p + j = 67
2 j + j = 67
3 j = 67
j = 67/3 = 22 1/3
so
p = 134/3 = 44 2/3
p = 2 j
p-17 + j-17 = 33
p + j = 67
2 j + j = 67
3 j = 67
j = 67/3 = 22 1/3
so
p = 134/3 = 44 2/3