SOLUTION: michelle is 3 times my age, the sum of our ages is the same as six times my age 2 years ago. how old am i ?

SOLUTION: michelle is 3 times my age, the sum of our ages is the same as six times my age 2 years ago. how old am i ?

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Question 339465: michelle is 3 times my age, the sum of our ages is the same as six times my age 2 years ago. how old am i ?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let Michelle's age be M, my age be X.
1.
.
.
.
Two years ago, I was .

Substituting from eq. 1,

Then from eq. 1,

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