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Richard and Teo have a combined age of 29. Richard is 5 years older than twice Teo's age. How old are Richard and Teo? |
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Answer» Let R be the age of Richard and T be the age of teo: Set up the equations : The combined age of Richard and Teo is 29. R +T=29. Richard is 4 YEARS OLDER than twice Teo's age R=2T+ 5 Solve the equations : Substitute (2) to (1) and solve for T: (2T + 4) +T = 29 |
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