SOLUTION: Brandon is 10 years older than sonya. in two years Brandon will be 3 times as old as sonya. how old are they now
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Question 964456: Brandon is 10 years older than sonya. in two years Brandon will be 3 times as old as sonya. how old are they now
Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let Sonya be x years old and Brandon is x+10 years old, then
x+10 +2 = 3*(x+2)
x + 12 = 3x +6
2x = 6
x = 3
Sony is 3 and Brandon is 13
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3+10 +2 = 3*(3+2)
15 = 3*5
15 = 15
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