ipiantino9895 ipiantino9895
  • 21-11-2021
  • Mathematics
contestada

Oliver is 6 more than twice as old as Sam. If Oliver is 21 how old is Sam?
Write an equation to represent the situation.

Respuesta :

hravikumar3 hravikumar3
  • 21-11-2021

Answer:

7.5

Step-by-step explanation:

Lets give Oliver "O", and Sam "S".

O is 6 more than twice as old as Sam

O = 2S + 6

Since Oliver is 21, we can substitute it in

21 = 2S + 6

2S = 15

S = 7.5

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

The people of a village in the mountains raise sheep as people have there for centuries. they do this even though there is no longer much demand for this in th
Marge orders the following items and would like to leave a 20 percent tip based on her bill. There is no tax on her meal. What is the total cost of her dinner i
PLEASE I NEED THIS ASAP (PLEASE DON'T DO IT FOR POINTS I REALLY NEED IT).
informal organizations arise spontaneously as people associate with one another
Geometry, Angles questions ​
A block of sugar maple wood has a mass of 82.8 g and density of 0.69 ​g/cm3​. the block is a rectangular prism with a length of 5 cm and a width of 4 cm. what i
Can someone explain how to do this plez I NEED HELP
Joey enlarged a 3-inch by 5-inch photograph on a copy machine. He enlarged it four times. The table below shows the area of the photograph after each enlargemen
Anyone know the answer to 4 1/6 + 3/4? The final result should be a mixed number.​
The hungry guests satisfied their glutonous appetites at tables groaning with food. How should the underlined word be spelled? 1. glutinous 2. gluttinous 3. glu