Question

The ages of Jamal, Wesley, an John are consecutive integers.the sum of thier ages is 108.what are thier ages .

how do you express the above problem using linear equation.
How old is jamal?
How old is Wesley?
How old is John ?

Answer 1

Explanation:

We have three people

jamal = x (since im guessing hes the youngest)

wesley= x+1

John= x+2

the formula you would use is x+x+1+x+2=108

when you simplify that you get 3X+3=108

you subtract the 3 from 108 which leaves you with 3X=105

divide that by 3 which makes x=35

so

jamal is 35

wesley is 36

john is 37