alove33 alove33
  • 02-11-2020
  • Mathematics
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A brother and sister are comparing their ages. The older sister is 8 years less
than twice the brother's age. The sum of their ages is 25 years. Let a be the age
of the brother. Set up and solve an equation for a.*

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nevernot3838 nevernot3838
  • 16-11-2020

Answer:

a=11

2a-8=14

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