document.write( "Question 503209: Ms Gandt is 24 yrs old when brittney is born, in 3 yrs the sum of their age will be 68. How old are they? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #339133 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let $\"+g\"$ = Ms Gandt's age now
\n" ); document.write( "Let $\"+b\"$ = Brittney's age now
\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+g+=+b+%2B+24+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+g+%2B+3+%2B+b+%2B+3+=+68+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+g+%2B+b+=+62+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+g+-+b+=+24+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Add the equations
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2g+=+86+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+g+=+43+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and, since
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+g+-+b+=+24+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+43+-+b+=+24+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+b+=+43+-+24+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+b+=+19+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "43 is Ms Gandt's age now
\n" ); document.write( "19 is Brittney's age now \r
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