SOLUTION: The sum of the ages of sam and thomas is 27 years. Seven years ago, thomas was three years more than one-fourth as old as sam.find their present ages.

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Question 1060304: The sum of the ages of sam and thomas is 27 years. Seven years ago, thomas was three years more than one-fourth as old as sam.find their present ages.

Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Seven years ago,




From eq. 1,

Substituting,




So then,



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