document.write( "Question 401528: Mary is one year older than four times Tammmy's age. Kelly is three times as old as Mary. If Kelly is twenty-seven, then how old are Mary and Tammy? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #284121 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let $\"m\"$ = Mary's age now
\n" ); document.write( "Let $\"t\"$ = Tammy's age now
\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"k\"$ = Kelly's age now
\n" ); document.write( " $\"k+=+27\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"m+=+4t+%2B+1\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"k+=+3m\"$
\n" ); document.write( "---------
\n" ); document.write( " $\"27+=+3m\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"m+=+9\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and, since
\n" ); document.write( " $\"m+=+4t+%2B+1\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"9+=+4t+%2B+1\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4t+=+8\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"t+=+2\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Mary is 9 and Tammy is 2 \n" ); document.write( "

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