The combined age of two lovers is 36 years old...?

the boyfriend is 22...and the girlfriend is 14yrs old...

The question is not illegal... but the relationship is! :D

Let B = age of the boyfriend, and

G = age of the girlfriend.

Then, since their combined age is 36, that means that B + G = 36.

And since the boyfriend is 8 years older than the girlfriend, that means B = G + 8.

So now we have two equations, with two unknowns. The two unknowns are B and G. The two equations are ....

(1.) B + G = 36

(2.) B = G + 8

Let's take the value of B, from equation (2.), and substitute it for B in equation (1.):

(1) (G + 8) + G = 36

Remove the parentheses:

G + 8 + G = 36

Simplify:

2G + 8 = 36

Subtract 8 from both sides of the equation:

2G + 8 - 8 = 36 - 8

Simplify:

2G = 28

Divide both sides of the equation by 2:

2G/2 = 28/2

Simplify:

G = 14

So now we know the girlfriend is 14 years old.

And since their combined age is 36, so that 14 + B = 36,

then the boyfriend must be 36 - 14 = 22 years old.

So the answer is that the boyfriend is 22 years old and the girlfriend is 14.

The boyfriend is a cradle robber!

Lets say the age of girlfriend be x years.

Then age of the boyfriend would be (x+8) years.

it is given that, x + (x+8) = 36

2x+8=36

dividing by 2

x+4=18

x = 14.

So, the girlfriend's height is 14 and boyfriend age is (14+8 = 22).. .

it is kinda weird but you know maths.

14 and 22

22 and 14

One is 14

One is 22

The 22 one is going to jail!

22 b.f and 14 g.f

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