document.write( "Question 1086046: six years ago, Kofi was three times as old as Tom. their combined ages now are 24 years. how old are they now? \n" ); document.write( "

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Six years ago,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"K-6=3%28T-6%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"K-6=3T-18\"$
\n" ); document.write( "1. $\"K-3T=-12\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Today,
\n" ); document.write( "2. $\"T%2BK=24\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Subtracting 1 from 2,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"T%2BK-K%2B3T=24-%28-12%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4T=36\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Solve for T then use either equation to solve for K. \n" ); document.write( "

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