Susan is 11 years younger than Tara. Together they are 27. How old is each of them? Deneb has triple the amounts of stamps as Rick. The difference in the number of stamps they have is 14. How many stamps does each of them have?
Write the Let/Then and set up the equation solve the equation and solve the following problems.
Write the Let/Then and set up the equation solve the equation and solve the following problems.
1 Answer
Jun 20, 2018
For the first question:
Let Tara's age be '
I've done the algebra for this one to find the solution, and the second question, below.
Explanation:
For the first question:
Add
Tara is
For the second question, let the number of stamps Rick has be '
(that is, Deneb's collection minus Rick's is 14: that's what 'difference' means in this context).
So
Rick has