Question #304131

sipho and litha are brothers . the sum of their ages is 29 . in 6 year's time sipho will be the same age as litha was 3 years ago

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Expert's answer
2022-03-01T14:48:24-0500

Let Sipho and Litha's present ages be x years and y years respectively.


We have that


x+y=29x+y=29 -----------> (1)


x+6=y3x+6=y-3


=>xy=9=>x-y=-9 -----------> (2)


Adding equation (1) and (2) together, we have;


2x=202x=20


=>x=10=> x = 10

Put x=10 in equation (2)


10y=310-y=3


=>y=103=7=> y=10-3=7


Therefore, Sipho and Litha's present ages are 10years and 7years respectively.




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