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Mr. Hui · 09-30-2009

Let U = Ulani's age
and
O = Older sister's age
Y = Younger sister's age

O = 2U + 1
Y = U - 3

U + (2U + 1) + (U - 3) = 26

Solving for U.

4U - 2 = 26
U = 7
O = 15
Y = 4

09-30-2009	#2
Mr. Hui Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 10,609	Let U = Ulani's age and O = Older sister's age Y = Younger sister's age O = 2U + 1 Y = U - 3 U + (2U + 1) + (U - 3) = 26 Solving for U. 4U - 2 = 26 U = 7 O = 15 Y = 4 __________________ Do Math and you can do Anything!