SOLUTION: Hi! I am trying to solve this age word problem and I am having trouble setting it up. Can someone please help? George and Harry's ages together equal 180 years today. 30 year

Question 575864: Hi! I am trying to solve this age word problem and I am having trouble setting it up. Can someone please help?
George and Harry's ages together equal 180 years today. 30 years ago, George is 3 times older than Harry. What are their ages?
Thanks for any help that you can provide!
Thom
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Let George's age now be

and let Harry's age now be

Solve the 2X2 system.

Go tell your teacher/instructor/professor that they should give a care toward the real-world reasonability of the answer to the problem. At the very least, s/he could have given George a woman's name so it would have at least been possible (The oldest verified man was < 116, the oldest verified woman was > 122)

John

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