Question

Leslie is currently 8 years older than her neighbor Bill. In 4 years she will be two times as old as Bill. Let x equal Bills current age. A. What expression represents Leslie's current age? B. What expression represents bills age in 4 years. What expression represents Leslie's age in 4 years? C. What equation can you write based on the above given information? D. What's bills current age? What is Leslie's curret age?

Answer 1

We let x = Leslie's age
            y = Bill's age

A. What expression represents Leslie's current age?
x = 8 + y

B. What expression represents bills age in 4 years. What expression represents Leslie's age in 4 years?
x+4 = 2(y+4)

C. What equation can you write based on the above given information?
You can have 2 linear equations with 2 unknowns.

D. What's bills current age? What is Leslie's current age?
x = 12 ----> LESLIE
y = 4 -----> BILL