Question

Alex is y years old. Bella is 4 years older than him .Carla is double Alex's age. The sum total of their age is 32

Form and solve an equation to work out the ages of the three children

Answer 1

Alex is 7, Bella is 11, and Carla is 14

Explanation:

Equation is 32=y+2y+(y+4)

To solve:

First combine like terms (the y's)

32=4y+4

Subtract 4 from both sides

28=4y

Divide both sides by 4 to get y alone

7 =y (Alex's age)

Bella is 4 years older than Alex so 7+4 = 11

Carla is 2 times older than Alex so 2 • 7 = 14

Their ages are supposed to add up to 32.

7+11+14

18+14

32