SOLUTION: Jerry is 3 years less than twice as old as Larry, The sum of their age is 60. find their ages. Jerry is______years old and Larry is __________years old.

SOLUTION: Jerry is 3 years less than twice as old as Larry, The sum of their age is 60. find their ages. Jerry isyears old and Larry is ____years old.

Algebra.Com

Question 262949: Jerry is 3 years less than twice as old as Larry, The sum of their age is 60. find their ages.
Jerry is______years old and Larry is __________years old.
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let larry's age =x
jerry = 2x-3
2x-3+x=60
3x=63
x=21
jerry = 39
RELATED QUESTIONS
Larry is three years older than jerry. jerry is twice the age of ned, their ages total... (answered by helper445)

Two years ago Larry was 10 years older than Sally's current age the sum of their ages is (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)

Larry is three times as old as Moe, and Curly is sixteen years younger than Larry,... (answered by fractalier)

Jerry is a years older than his brother. In 5 years, Jerry will be twice is old as his... (answered by macston)

the sum of tom's age and jerry's age is 25.five years ago, tom is twice as old as jerry.... (answered by josgarithmetic)

larry is one-third as old as jane. the sum of their age is 132. how old is larry? (answered by rfer,MathTherapy)

The sum of Jerry and Joel's age is 36. Nine years ago, Jerry was twice as old as Joel.... (answered by amarjeeth123)

Larry is R years old. His younger brother is 1/2 his age. If the sum of their ages is... (answered by ikleyn)

What is the current age of Larry? Larry is currently five times older than Michael. In... (answered by mananth,stanbon,JBarnum)