Freddie is five times as old as elena, but in 4 years, he will be 8 years more than thrice as old as her. find the age of each

Let's solve this problem step-by-step.

STEP-BY-STEP EXPLANATION:

We will be using simultaneous equations to solve this problem.

We will convert information from the problem into two equations as displayed below:

Let F = Freddie

Let E = Elena

Equation No. 1 -

F = 5E

Equation No. 2 -

F + 4 = 3E + 8

To begin with, we will substitute the value of ( F ) from the first equation into the second equation to solve for ( E ).

Equation No. 2 -

F + 4 = 3E + 8

( 5E ) + 4 = 3E + 8

5E - 3E = 8 - 4

2E = 4

E = 4 / 2

E = 2

From this, we will substitute the value of ( E ) from the second equation into the first equation to solve for ( F ).

Equation No. 1 -

F = 5E

F = 5 ( 2 )

F = 10

FINAL ANSWER:

Therefore, Freddie is 10 years old and Elena is 2 years old.

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