SOLUTION: mike is now 5 years older than chelle. in three years, the sum of their ages will 43 how old is mike now?

Question 928471: mike is now 5 years older than chelle. in three years, the sum of their ages will 43 how old is mike now?
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x = mike age now
y = chelle age now
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x = y + 5
x + 3 + y + 3 = 43
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put the system of linear equations into standard form
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x - y = 5
x + y = 37
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solution:
x = mike age now = 21
y = chelle age now = 16
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