SOLUTION: The sum of the ages of a woman and her son is 36 years. Six years from now the woman will be twice as old as her son. How old is each now?

Question 829817: The sum of the ages of a woman and her son is 36 years. Six years from now the woman will be twice as old as her son. How old is each now?
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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x = woman
y = son
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x + y = 36
x + 6 = 2(y + 6)
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put the system of linear equations into standard form:
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x + y = 36
x + 6 = 2y + 12
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x + y = 36
x - 2y = 6
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x = woman = 26
y = son = 10
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