find the age of a babysitter who is four times as old as well as 12 yrs older than baby
s = 4b+12
Hmm. It occurs that you might have meant that
4b = b+12
so, b = 4
baby is 4, sitter is 16
To find the age of the babysitter, we need to set up an equation based on the information given.
Let's assume the age of the baby is represented by "B".
According to the information given, the babysitter is four times as old as the baby, so the age of the babysitter can be represented as "4B".
The information also states that the babysitter is 12 years older than the baby, so we can represent the age of the babysitter as "B + 12".
Therefore, we have the equation:
4B = B + 12
To solve this equation, we can isolate the variable on one side of the equation:
4B - B = 12
Combining like terms, we get:
3B = 12
Finally, we solve for B by dividing both sides of the equation by 3:
B = 12 / 3
B = 4
So, the age of the baby is 4.
To find the age of the babysitter, we substitute this value back into our equation:
Babysitter's age = 4B = 4 * 4 = 16
Therefore, the babysitter is 16 years old.