SOLUTION: James is 12 Years older than his brother Tim. Three years ago, James was three times as old as Tim. Find their presents ages
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Question 1069688: James is 12 Years older than his brother Tim. Three years ago, James was three times as old as Tim. Find their presents ages
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let Tim be t. Then James is t+12. So:
t+12-3=3(t-3)
t+9=3t-9
2t=18
t=9
Tim is 9; James is 21. ☺☺☺☺
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