Question

Jasmine is 23 years old jasmine is 3 years less than half of George's age write and solve and equation to find George's age

Answer 1

By setting up an equation with the information given, we solve for George's age to find out that he is 52 years old.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find George's age given that Jasmine is 23 years old and that Jasmine is 3 years less than half of George's age, we can set up an equation. Let's use G to represent George's age. The problem states that Jasmine's age is 3 years less than half of George's age, which can be written as:

J = (1/2)G - 3

Since we know Jasmine's age (J) is 23, we can substitute 23 for J:

23 = (1/2)G - 3

To solve for G, first add 3 to both sides:

23 + 3 = (1/2)G

26 = (1/2)G

Next, multiply both sides by 2 to isolate G:

26 * 2 = G

52 = G

Therefore, George is 52 years old.