Question

Gabrielle's age is two times Mikhail's age. The sum of their ages is 57. What is Mikhail's age?

Answer 1

Mikhail's age is 19

Explanation:

Divide 57 by 1/3. This is Mikhails age. This means that Gabrielle is 38. The sum of their ages is 57.

Answer 2

19 years old

Explanation:

Let x be Mikhail's age, then Gabrielle's age can be represented as 2x. We can use this information to set up an equation:

x+2x=57

Combine like terms

3x=57

Divide both sides by 3

x=19

19 years old