esmeralda7 esmeralda7
  • 06-03-2017
  • Mathematics
contestada

Jack was 18 years older than Priscilla. Together their ages totaled 158 years. What were their ages?

Respuesta :

amelia18
amelia18 amelia18
  • 06-03-2017
Jack is 88 years old and Priscilla is 70 years old.
88+70=158
88-70=18
Answer Link
arnolde1234
arnolde1234 arnolde1234
  • 06-03-2017
Priscilla's age is x. Then Jack's age is x + 18. Then x + x + 18 = 158.

2x + 18 = 158
2x = 140
x = 70
Priscilla is 70.
Jack is 88.
Hope that helped!
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

Only answer if your sure, 3y-y+2y-5=7-2y+5, what is y?
When you eat a snack and go for a walk, how is the chemical energy in the snack changed into Kinetic energy?
What factors cause variations in climate and vegetation in Canada?
When a behavior is followed by negative reinforcement, the behavior is likely to a. be extinguished. b. be suppressed. c. decrease. d. increase.
The point at which three or more lines intersect is the point of _____
Why doesn't a wood pecker get a headache from banging its head into the tree all day?
15 divided by 5/8 give me answer
How to do long division with remainders 780 ÷8?
What event lead to the capture of richmond?
Determine the number of bonding electrons and the number of nonbonding electrons in the structure of xef2.