Chebii is y years old. His father is twenty five years older than Chebii. The sum of their ages is 84 years. Form an equation that can be used to calculate their ages.
Q. Chebii is y years old. His father is twenty five years older than Chebii. The sum of their ages is 84 years. Form an equation that can be used to calculate their ages.
Denote Chebii's age: Let's denote Chebii's age as y years. His father is 25 years older, so his father's age is y+25 years.
Write the sum equation: We know the sum of their ages is 84 years. So, we can write the equation: y+(y+25)=84.
Simplify the equation: Simplify the equation: 2y+25=84.
Solve for y: Solve for y: Subtract 25 from both sides, 2y=84−25.
Continue solving: Continue solving: 2y=59.
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