Question

Henry Is sex more than two times as old as Cheryl in 10 years plus some of their age will be 77 how old is Cheryl now

Answer 1

`Age\ of\ Henry=40\ years\\\\Age\ of\ Cheryl=17\ years`

Explanation:

`Let\ age\ of\ Cheryl=x\\\\Henry\ is\ 6\ more\ than\ two\ times\ age\ of\ Cheryl\\\\\Rightarrow Age\ of\ Henry=2* x+6=2x+6`

After 10 years:

`Age\ of\ Cheryl=x+10\\\\Age\ of\ henry=2x+6+10=2x+16\\\\Sum\ of\ age=77\\\\x+10+2x+16=77\\\\3x+26=77\\\\3x=77-26\\\\3x=51\\\\x=17\\\\Age\ of\ Cheryl=17\ years\\\\Age\ of\ Henry=2* 17+6=34+6\\\\Age\ of\ Henry=40\ years`