SOLUTION: Meres cat is three years older than her dog. The sum of her pets' age is 14. How old is her dog?

Question 745860: Meres cat is three years older than her dog. The sum of her pets' age is 14. How old is her dog?
Answer by savvyhush23(50) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Meres cat is three years older than her dog. The sum of her pets' age is 14. How old is her dog?
Let, c - the cat's age and d - the dog's age
cat is three years older than dog:
The sum of her pets' age is 14:

Solved by pluggable solver: Linear System solver (using determinant)

Solve:

Any system of equations:

has solution

(c=8.5, d=5.5}

Therefore, her dog is 5 and 1/2 years old!
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