Solve Ramesh's Algebra 1 Homework on Ages

[burgess]

Help me to solve my algebra 1 homework on ages

Ramesh's father was 38 years of age when he was born while his mother was 36 years old when his sister four years younger to him was born. Then what is the difference between the ages of his parents?

Thanks.

 

[SuperSonic4]

Help me to solve my algebra 1 homework on ages

Ramesh's father was 38 years of age when he was born while his mother was 36 years old when his sister four years younger to him was born. Then what is the difference between the ages of his parents?

Thanks.

What have you tried?

Can you come up with an equation involving Ramesh and his younger sister? His father will be that many years older when his sister was born

 

[Evgeny.Makarov]

Ramesh's father was 38 years of age when he was born

"I was born at the age of 38..." (Smile)

 

[MarkFL]

What have you tried?...

This is a key question...we can't really provide good help without knowing what you have tried. Simply doing your assignment for you is of little actual help to you, other than alleviating your need to work the problem and hence, learning how to work similar problems. We want you to learn by being an active participant in the process of solving the problem.

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[CellCoree]

Sure, I'd be happy to help you with your algebra 1 homework on ages. To solve this problem, we can use the information given to us in the question and create equations to represent the ages of Ramesh's parents and sister.

Let's start by assigning variables to represent the ages of Ramesh's father, mother, and sister. We can use "F" for father, "M" for mother, and "S" for sister. This gives us the following equations:

F = 38
M = 36
S = F - 4

Now, we can use these equations to find the difference between the ages of Ramesh's parents. We know that the difference between their ages will be the father's age minus the mother's age. So, we can subtract the equation for the mother's age from the equation for the father's age:

F - M = 38 - 36 = 2

Therefore, the difference between the ages of Ramesh's parents is 2 years.

I hope this helps you to understand how to solve this type of problem. Let me know if you have any further questions.