SOLUTION: if i took away two years from my age and gave them to my sister she be twice my age well why don't i take just one more year off mine and put it on my sister. That makes her three

SOLUTION: if i took away two years from my age and gave them to my sister she be twice my age well why don't i take just one more year off mine and put it on my sister. That makes her three

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Question 253371: if i took away two years from my age and gave them to my sister she be twice my age well why don't i take just one more year off mine and put it on my sister. That makes her three times my age? what is the age of each person
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let m=my age & s=sister's age
.
2(m-2)=s+2
3(m-3)=s+3
.
2m-4=s+2
3m-9=s+3
.
2m-s=6
3m-s=12
---------------subtract
-m = -6
.
m=6
s=6
.
Ed
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