A grandmother says her grandson is two years older years older than her ganddaughter and that together, they are at least 12 years old. How old are her grandson and granddaughter?

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Moose

15 June, 05:00

A grandmother says her grandson is two years older years older than her ganddaughter and that together, they are at least 12 years old. How old are her grandson and granddaughter?

This is a inequality word problem

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Grady Buck · Answer 1

let x represent granddaughter and x + 2 for grandson and together they = 12

so then we have the equation of x+2+x = 12

combine like terms 2x + 2 = 12

-2 from both sides to isolate x

2x=10 divide both sides by 2 to get x by itself

so we get x = 5 then add 2 + 5=7

so grandson is 7 and granddaughter is 5

A grandmother says her grandson is two years older years older than her ganddaughter and that together, they are at least 12 years old. How old are her grandson and granddaughter?This is a inequality word problem

A grandmother says her grandson is two years older years older than her ganddaughter and that together, they are at least 12 years old. How old are her grandson and granddaughter?

This is a inequality word problem