en

English

Español

Português

Français

Deutsch

Italiano

Русский

中文(简体)

한국어

日本語

Tiếng Việt

עברית

العربية

Popular Word Problems >

Trisha is 4 years older than Caila now. The sum of their ages in 8 years from now will be 38. How old are Caila and Trisha now?

Solution

T r i s ha i s 4 ye a rs o l d er t han C ai l a n o w . T h e s u m o f t h e i r a g es in 8 ye a rs f ro m n o w w i ll b e 38. Ho w o l d a re C ai l a an d T r i s ha n o w ?

Solution

Trisha^{'} s age is : 13

Caila^{'} s age is : 9

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

x + 8 + x - 4 + 8 = 38

Solve for

x, x + 8 + x - 4 + 8 = 38 : x = 13

Find age

Trisha^{'} s age is : 13

Caila^{'} s age is : 9

Popular Examples

circle has a circumference of 28.26 units. What is the diameter of the circle? Use 3.14 for pi and enter your answer as decimal.Dominc has two apples he eats one, how many does he have left A circle has a circumference of 35cm. What is its exact diameter?Write an equation that shows the relationship 40% of 120 is a.a car is 23500 dollars and decreases by 20 percent yearly what is the equation