Question

the difference between of year of birth and death of famous Egyptian woman mathematian Hypatia is 40 years. Two times the year of her birth exceed the year of her death by 335.find the year of birth

Answer 1

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Answer 2

let
x = birth year
y = death year
now
y - x = 40 ....1
and 2x = y + 335 ......2
using 2 in 1
2x - 335 - x = 40
x = 375
hence birth year = 375