SOLUTION: The sum of Elisa's age and Ira's age is 47. Ira's age is 5 years less than three times Elisa's age. How old are Ira and Elisa?

SOLUTION: The sum of Elisa's age and Ira's age is 47. Ira's age is 5 years less than three times Elisa's age. How old are Ira and Elisa?

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Question 259664: The sum of Elisa's age and Ira's age is 47. Ira's age is 5 years less than three times Elisa's age. How old are Ira and Elisa?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Substitute eq. 2 in eq. 1 and solve for E.

Then from eq. 2,

Ira is 34 and Elisa is 13.
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