SOLUTION: One year from now Carl will be 36 years older than Tom. Carl is currently five times older than Tom. What are their ages?

SOLUTION: One year from now Carl will be 36 years older than Tom. Carl is currently five times older than Tom. What are their ages?

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Question 805770: One year from now Carl will be 36 years older than Tom. Carl is currently five times older than Tom. What are their ages?
Answer by trumpettuba(3) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Try to come up with 2 equations for carl and tom by using simultaneous equations, let carl's age be x and tom's be y.Then solve the simultaneous equations.
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