The number of years that Brad has been on the soccer team is 2 less than five times a number of years Scott has in total the boys have been on the soccer team for about 10 years how long has Brad been on the soccer team

Respuesta :

Let the number of years for Brad be x. Then Scott = 5x-2 x+5x-2 = 10 6x = 12 x = 2 Brad has been on the team for 2 years And Scott? 5x-2 = 5(2)-2 = 8 In total they've been on the team 10 years Brad = 2 Scott = 8 2+8 = 10 Correct