Sheldon is four years older than his brother Lee. Togethet the boys are at most 26 years old. the inequality c + (c+4) is less or equal 26 can be used to determine the ages of boys. what does (c+4) represent? If Lee is 5 years old how old is Sheldon? If Lee is 5years old what is the combine age of Sheldon and Lee? Can Lee be older than 11 years old?

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Gerald

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24 September, 17:00

Sheldon is four years older than his brother Lee. Togethet the boys are at most 26 years old. the inequality c + (c+4) is less or equal 26 can be used to determine the ages of boys. what does (c+4) represent? If Lee is 5 years old how old is Sheldon? If Lee is 5years old what is the combine age of Sheldon and Lee? Can Lee be older than 11 years old?

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Aracely Burns · Answer 1

C+4 represents Sheldon's age

5+4=9 so Sheldon will be 9 when Lee is 5

5+9=14 their combined age would be 14

No Lee must be 11 years old exactly to get to 26 because 11 + (11+4) = 11+15=26 so he must be exactly 11 years old he cannot be older