SOLUTION: Ashly is twice as old as Jerar. In three years, the sum of their ages will be 54. How old are they?

Question 1180359: Ashly is twice as old as Jerar. In three years, the sum of their ages will be 54. How old are they?
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

let Ashly's age be and his Jerar's age
if Ashly is twice as old as Jerar:
....eq.1
In three years, the sum of their ages will be , then
........substitute

go to
....eq.1,....substitute

so, Ashly is and Jerar is years old

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