Ron is five years older than twice his cousin pats age. the sum of their ages is less than 35. what is the greatest age that pat can be. a) 7 b)8 c)9 d)10

C. 9

Step-by-step explanation:

Ron is five years older than twice his cousin's age. Lets assume that Pat's age is 'x' years.

So Ron's age is

The question says:

Pat's age should be less than 10. Therefore, the greatest age (in integer) that Pat can be is 9 years.

step-by-step explanation:

the answer would be 1 1/72

step-by-step explanation:

you can rewrite the equation by separating the parts and then solving individually:

10-9=1

1/8 - 1/9=

find l c d and then combine:

1 1/72