SOLUTION: The combined ages of William and Mary makes 48. William is twice as old as Mary was when William was half as old as Mary will be, When Mary is 3 times as old as William was when W

Question 908977: The combined ages of William and Mary makes 48.
William is twice as old as Mary was when William was half as old as Mary will be, When Mary is 3 times as old as William was when William was 3 times as old as Mary. How old are they both now?
Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
W + M = 48
William is twice as old as Mary was when William was half as old as Mary will be.
When Mary is 3 times as old as William was when William was 3 times as old as Mary. <<--These sentences makes no sense. Are you sure they are written correctly? Please check and repost.
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