SOLUTION: I was born 3 years before you. Today the sum of our ages is 27. How old are you? How old am I?

Question 928593: I was born 3 years before you. Today the sum of our ages is 27. How old are you? How old am I?
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x = your age now
y = my age now
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y = x + 3
x + y = 27
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put the system of linear equations into standard form
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x - y = -3
x + y = 27
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solution:
x = your age now = 12
y = my age now = 15
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