SOLUTION: A young man is 3 years older than his brother. Thirty years from now the sum of their ages will be 111. Find the current ages of the brothers.

Question 1079705: A young man is 3 years older than his brother. Thirty years from now the sum of their ages will be 111. Find the current ages of the brothers.
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, jorel1380:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y, young man
b, brother

Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let n and n+3 be the brother and the young man, respectively. Then
n+n+3+2(30)=111
2n=48
n=24
The brother is 24; the young man is 27. ☺☺☺☺
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