SOLUTION: PLEASE HELP ME SOLVE THIS AGE WORD PROBLEM "A year ago, John was three times as old as Larry. A year later, he was twice as old as Larry. How old are John and Larry?'

SOLUTION: PLEASE HELP ME SOLVE THIS AGE WORD PROBLEM "A year ago, John was three times as old as Larry. A year later, he was twice as old as Larry. How old are John and Larry?'

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Question 921677: PLEASE HELP ME SOLVE THIS AGE WORD PROBLEM "A year ago, John was three times as old as Larry. A year later, he was twice as old as Larry. How old are John and Larry?'
Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let Larry's age be x and John's age be y, then we have
y = 3x
y+1 = 2(x+1)
substitute the first equation for y in second equation
3x + 1 = 2x + 2
x = 1
Larry is 1 and John is 3

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