Bettina is three years younger than Ingrid. In 5 years, the sum of their age will be 59. How old will they be in five years?
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Let Ingrid age=x
Then Bettina age=x-3
Given after five years sum of their ages is 59
Ingrid age after 5 years=x+5
Bettina age after 5 years=x-3+5=x+2
I. e
x+5+x+2=59
2x+7=59
2x=59-7
2x=52
x=26
Bettina age after 5 years=26+2=28
Ingrid age after 5 years=26+5=31
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Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
let bettina age be X and ingrid age be Y
now bettina is 3 years younger than ingrid so
X+3 = Y
now the sum of their age after 5 years is given as 59 therfore
X+3+5+X+5= 59
2X+13=59
2X=46
X=23 and Y= 26
therefore their ages in 5 years will be
bettina ' s age will be 28 and ingrid age will be 31
i hope it helped
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