Question

A woman is 3 years younger than her husband. if the sum of their ages is at most 55 years, find the maximum possible age of the woman

Answer 1

Answer:

lets her age be x+3 +x=55

2x=58

x=29 is her husband's age

her age is 32

Answer 2

Let his husband’s age be x.
Then, ATQ,
• x - 3 + x = 55
= x + x = 55 + 3
= 2x = 58
= x = 58/2
= x = 29
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The woman’s age
= x - 3
= 29 - 3
= 26 years ( ANSWER )
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