SOLUTION: Steve is 3 times older than Kevin. The sum of their age is 52. How old is Steve

Question 1034549: Steve is 3 times older than Kevin. The sum of their age is 52. How old is Steve

Found 2 solutions by jorel555, addingup:
Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let Steve be S. Kevin is 3x older, which is 3s. So:
s+3s=52
4s=52
s=52/4=13 years old!!!!!!!!!
Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
S = 3K
S+K = 52
and since S = 3K, substitute:
K+3K = 52
4K = 52
K = 13
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