ericavannetten ericavannetten
  • 01-06-2021
  • Mathematics
contestada

Sue is two years older then Lily who is twice as old as Heather. if the total ages of all the girls is 27, how old is each girl?

Respuesta :

clarch19
clarch19 clarch19
  • 02-06-2021

Answer:

sue = 12

lily = 10

heather = 5

Step-by-step explanation:

'l' = lily's age

'h' = heather's age

sue = 'l + 2' but, since 'l' is 2h we can say sue's age is '2h+2'

l = 2h

2h+2 + 2h + h = 27

5h = 25

h = 5

l = 2(5) = 10

sue is 10+ 2, or 12

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

What is shifting cultivation? why was it banned in india
Someone plz help me categorize these behaviors (biological,stimulus,or learned) thank you!
What is the surface area of the squared pyramid?
how did Adolf Hitler contribute to the outbreak of world war two?plz help asap
Julian is interested in building a new house. Three architects have given him plans. The first plan is for a house that will be 2,250 square feet. The total cos
What additional support does the court use to defend is decision
write a word problem where something starts at 8:25am and ends at 1:43pm​
Analyze the effects of the Industrial Revolution on the United States. Then, explain the economic changes it brought to the nation, its impact on women and dail
if A = {1,3,5} and B= {1,2,3,4,5,6} then A U B​
if $38 is invested at a simple interest rate of 2% per year, what would the total account balance be after forty years?