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Another Age Problem Equation: Juan is 2 years older than Sylvia.
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Oh, whomever is assigning you problems actually learned how to write a sentence. Neat! This one can be worked with, and we can get some information to begin solving it. My first step is always to carefully read the problem and assign any variables needed. Here, we have an age problem, involving the ages of Juan and Sylvia. Those make sense to be our variables, so we'll let j be Juan's age, in years, and s be Sylvia's age, in years.
The problem begins by telling us that "Juan is two years older than Sylvia." Keeping in mind the variables we declared, what equation can you create based on this information? Continuing on, we have "Four years ago, Sylvia's age..." What expression can you create based on this information? The problem ends with "...was five-sixths of Juan's age." What expression can you create based on this information? Finally, there's the word "was" connecting the last two pieces of information. What does this suggest to you? What new equation does that allow you to create? Now you have two equations with two variables, so you can begin solving them in the usual manner.
If you get stuck again, that's okay, but when you reply, please include any and all work you've done on this problem, even if you know it's wrong. Thank you.
The problem begins by telling us that "Juan is two years older than Sylvia." Keeping in mind the variables we declared, what equation can you create based on this information? Continuing on, we have "Four years ago, Sylvia's age..." What expression can you create based on this information? The problem ends with "...was five-sixths of Juan's age." What expression can you create based on this information? Finally, there's the word "was" connecting the last two pieces of information. What does this suggest to you? What new equation does that allow you to create? Now you have two equations with two variables, so you can begin solving them in the usual manner.
If you get stuck again, that's okay, but when you reply, please include any and all work you've done on this problem, even if you know it's wrong. Thank you.
Thanks for your valuable info
Maybe I was almost killed with the other one and now thanks to your comments I was able to get it.
Juan --> x+2
Sylvia --> x
x-4= 5/6(x+2)-4
X (Sylvia)=10
We get it!!! thanks for your valuables tips
svd
Maybe I was almost killed with the other one and now thanks to your comments I was able to get it.
Juan --> x+2
Sylvia --> x
x-4= 5/6(x+2)-4
X (Sylvia)=10
We get it!!! thanks for your valuables tips
svd
Oh, whomever is assigning you problems actually learned how to write a sentence. Neat! This one can be worked with, and we can get some information to begin solving it. My first step is always to carefully read the problem and assign any variables needed. Here, we have an age problem, involving the ages of Juan and Sylvia. Those make sense to be our variables, so we'll let j be Juan's age, in years, and s be Sylvia's age, in years.
The problem begins by telling us that "Juan is two years older than Sylvia." Keeping in mind the variables we declared, what equation can you create based on this information? Continuing on, we have "Four years ago, Sylvia's age..." What expression can you create based on this information? The problem ends with "...was five-sixths of Juan's age." What expression can you create based on this information? Finally, there's the word "was" connecting the last two pieces of information. What does this suggest to you? What new equation does that allow you to create? Now you have two equations with two variables, so you can begin solving them in the usual manner.
If you get stuck again, that's okay, but when you reply, please include any and all work you've done on this problem, even if you know it's wrong. Thank you.