SOLUTION: Please help me solve this word problem.. "Camille's age is two years less than three times John's age. Four years from now, Camille will be twice as old as her brother John. How ol

Question 512218: Please help me solve this word problem.. "Camille's age is two years less than three times John's age. Four years from now, Camille will be twice as old as her brother John. How old are they now?"
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Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
john's age =x
camille's age = 3x-2
4 years later
John's age = x+4
Camille's age = 3x-2+4=> 3x+2
3x+2= 2(x+4)
3x+2=2x+8
3x-2x=8-2
x=6 => John's age
Camille's age = 3x-2 => 3*6-2
16 years

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