SOLUTION: Nii is 3 times as old as naa.if the sum of their Ages is 60 years find their ages now

Question 1083136: Nii is 3 times as old as naa.if the sum of their
Ages is 60 years find their ages now
Found 2 solutions by Boreal, MathLover1:
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x for one, 3x for the other
4x=60
x=15
3x=45
Their ages now.
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Nii is times as old as Naa:
if the sum of their ages is years:

......substitute

then, ->->
their ages now:Nii is , and Naa is years old

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