SOLUTION: lauren is 3 years older than four times kates age the sum of there age is 58.

Question 1177429: lauren is 3 years older than four times kates age the sum of there age is 58.
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

let Lauren's age be and Kate's age
if Lauren is years older than four times Kate, we have
.........eq.1

if the sum of there age is , we have
.........eq.2...............substitute from eq.1

go to

.........eq.1, substitute

so, Lauren is and Kate is years old

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