Question

Richard and teo have a combine age of 19 Richard is 4 years older than twice teo age how old are Richard and teo

Answer 1

Let “r” represent Richard’s age and “t” represent Teo’s age.

r + t = 19

2t + 4 = r

(2t + 4) + t = 19

Let’s remove the parenthesis and combine like terms:

2t + 4 + t = 19

→ 3t + 4 = 19

Now we can subtract 4 from both sides:

3t + 4 = 19

→ 3t = 15

Finally, division of 3 on both sides will evaluate Teo’s age:

3t = 15

→ t = 5

We can plug in Teo’s age for t and solve for Richard’s age now:

(2t + 4) + t = 19

→ 2(5) + 4 + 5 = 19

10 + 4 + 5 = 19

Richard is 14 because 19 - 5 = 14.

Answer Recap: Richard’s age is 14, and Teo’s age is 5.