SOLUTION: fisher is 6 years older than twice carl's age. if the sum of their ages is 27, how old is each?

SOLUTION: fisher is 6 years older than twice carl's age. if the sum of their ages is 27, how old is each?

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Question 290101: fisher is 6 years older than twice carl's age. if the sum of their ages is 27, how old is each?
Answer by alegriajoy33(14) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
carl=x
Fisher=2x+6
x+2x+6=27 solve for x
3x+6=27 combine like terms in this case the 2x and the x
3x=21 subtract 6
x=7 divide by 3
so Carl is 7 and Fisher when you plug in 7 for x in the equation 2x+6 you get Fisher's age which is 20
hope you understand thi.
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