Question

a girl is y years old she is twice as old as her brother.Their combined ages total 16.Give an expression that shows their ages

Answer 1

If the girl is \(y\) years old, and is twice as old as her brother, how would you write an expression for her brother's age?

Answer 2

what will be the answer

Answer 3

let brother age be x
y=2x
2x-y=0 and x+y=16

Answer 4

y = 2 b, b = y/2