SOLUTION: Jimmy is 3 years older than his brother Bill. The sum of 3 times Jimmy's age and twice Bill's age is equal to their fathers age. If their father is 44 years old, how old is Jimmy?

Question 938099: Jimmy is 3 years older than his brother Bill. The sum of 3 times Jimmy's age and twice Bill's age is equal to their fathers age. If their father is 44 years old, how old is Jimmy?
Answer by Stitch(470) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let X = Jimmy's age.
Since Bill is three years younger, his age would be shown as (X-3)
Lets write an equation.

Simplify

Combine like terms.

Add 6 to both sides.

Divide both sides by 5.

Jimmy is 10 years old.
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