Question

Gabrielle's age is three times Mikhail's age. The sum of their ages is 40 . What is Mikhail's age?

__ years old

Answer 1

G=48

Explanation:

Answer 2

Gabrielle's age - 48

Explanation:

Gabrielle's age is three times Mikhail's age.

G = 3M

The sum of their ages is 64.

G + M = 64 :

Replace G with 3M

3M + M = 64

4M = 64

M = 16 :

What is Gabrielle's age?

G = 3(16)

G = 48