SOLUTION: Boy is twice old as girl. If boy was two and half times as old as girl Was six years ago what's their present age

Question 1069764: Boy is twice old as girl. If boy was two and half times as old as girl
Was six years ago what's their present age

Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = boy's age now
Let = girl's age now
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(1)
(2)
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(2)
(2)
Substitute (1) into (2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
and
(1)
(1)
(1)
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The boy is 36
The girl is 18
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(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
OK
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I might have misread this. 36 yrs old
is not a boy. Get another opinion
on this.

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