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  • 14-03-2018
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The ratio of Paul’s age to Luis’s age is 2:3. The sum of their ages is 35 years. Find the age of each one.

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MsEHolt MsEHolt
  • 23-03-2018
Paul is 14 and Luis is 21.

We can use the proportion as the coefficients of a variable, x, to help us solve this. 

2x+3x=35 (because the ratio of their ages is 2:3, and the sum of their ages is 35)

5x=35

Divide both sides by 5:
5x/5 = 35/5
x = 7

This means that Paul's age is 2*7=14 and Luis's age is 3*7=21.
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