ontiveroseberpegmy6 ontiveroseberpegmy6
  • 03-09-2018
  • Mathematics
contestada

travis is 21 years older than his sister michelle . in 9 years he will be twice as old as michelle how old is each of them now

Respuesta :

sherry2512 sherry2512
  • 03-09-2018
6 because in 9 years Travis will be 30 and divide that by 2 is 15. 15-9=6
Answer Link
tramserran
tramserran tramserran
  • 03-09-2018

Let T represent Travis's age and M represent Michelle's age

T = M + 21

9 + T = 2M  

use subtitution to replace "T"  with "M + 21" in the second equation.

9 + (M + 21) = 2M

M + 30 = 2M

30 = M

T = M + 21  =  (30) + 21  = 51

Answer: Travis=51, Michelle=30

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

Is there anyone visiting the room? into passive voice
Which relationship is always correct for the angles x, y, and z of triangle ABC? (1 point) X + z = y O y + z ty O x + y + z = 180 degrees O x + y + z = 90 degre
four-fifths of the people that kyle and melissa invited to their wedding responded indicating that they are coming however, of those that responded, 19 did not
Based on the Article, which best replaces the question mark in the diagram above? There is a box on the left that is labeled "Cause". The box says "Shoichi Yoko
The sum of the interior angles of a regular polygon is 180(n-2)how many sides does the polygon have?​
Explain why Earth has a tilt.
All of the following statements are factually accurate. Which would best support the author's argument in the first paragraph of the passage? A The Mamluk rulin
short speech on save electricity​
What is Osmosis? Please help! I will sure mark you as brainliest
What test taking strategies should be applied to all "Best Answer" tests?