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Huilan is 5 years older than Thomas. The sum of their ages is 57. What is Thomas's age?

User Leon
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Answer:

23.5

Explanation:

=57/2

=28.5-5

=23.5

thomas is 23 years and 6 months old

User ChrisShick
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Answer:

21

Explanation:

You can write this question out with two separate formulas, the first one being H - 5 = T, and the second being H + T = 57. I am using the variables of H and T to show the ages of Hulian and Thomas respectively. From here, we can use the substitution formula since we already know what T is equal to (H - 5). Substituting the equation in, we get a new equation of H + (H + 5) = 57. Subtracting 5 from both sides gives us the equation of H + H = 52, or 2H = 52. Dividing by 2 yields the answer of 26 for Hulian's age. Since we know that Hulian is 5 years older than Thomas, we can subtract 5 from 26, giving us Thomas' age, which is 21.

User Rich DeBourke
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