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Eve's aunt is 7 years older than twice Eve's age. The sum of Eve's age and her aunt's age is 52 How old is Eve? How old is Eve's aunt? (4 points)

Solution

E v e^{'} s a u n t i s 7 ye a rs o l d er t han tw i ce E v e^{'} s a g e . T h e s u m o f E v e^{'} s a g e an d h er a u n t^{'} s a g e i s 52 Ho w o l d i s E v e ? Ho w o l d i s E v e^{'} s a u n t ? (4 p o in t s)

Solution

Eve^{'} s age is : 15

Aunt^{'} s age is : 37

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

52 - x - 7 = 2 x

Solve for

x, 52 - x - 7 = 2 x : x = 15

Find age

Eve^{'} s age is : 15

Aunt^{'} s age is : 37

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