SOLUTION: A man is twice as old as his son, and 4 years older than his wife. Their ages total 111 years. Find the man’s age.

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Question 1074653: A man is twice as old as his son, and 4 years older than his wife. Their ages total 111 years. Find the man’s age.
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!



Substituting,



Solve for M then use the equations to solve for S and W.

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