Lauren's age is half of Joe's age. Emma is four years older than Joe. Pat is 4/5 of Lauren's and Joe's age squared. The sum of Lauren, Emma, and Joe's age is 234. How old is Pat?

Solución

Lauren's age is half of Joe's age. Emma is four years older than Joe. Pat is \frac{4}{5} of Lauren's and Joe's age squared. The sum of Lauren, Emma, and Joe's age is 234. How old is Pat?

Solución

Pat^{'} s age is : 36 \frac{4}{5}

Pasos de solución

Translate the problem into an equation:

\frac{1}{2} (x - 4) + x + x - 4 = 234

Resolver para

x, \frac{1}{2} (x - 4) + x + x - 4 = 234 : x = 96

Hallar Pat's age

: 36 \frac{4}{5}

Pat^{'} s age is : 36 \frac{4}{5}

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