Question

Alvin is 11 years older than elga. the sum of their age is 59 whats elgas age?? please help

Answer 1

Answer: 24

Explanation:

Set Elga's age to x and Alvin's age to x+11...

(x+11)+x=59

2x=48

x=24

Answer 2

24 years old.

Explanation:

Let's say that Elga's age is x years old. Then Alvin's age would be 11 years older than Elga, or x + 11 years old.

We know that the sum of their ages is 59 years old, so we can write an equation:

x + (x + 11) = 59

Simplifying the left side of the equation:

2x + 11 = 59

Subtracting 11 from both sides:

2x = 48

Dividing both sides by 2:

x = 24

Therefore, Elga's age is 24 years old.