SOLUTION: Maggie is four times as old as her cousin Samual.in five years,she will be six years less than three times his age. now how many age of Maggie and Samual?

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Question 1065368: Maggie is four times as old as her cousin Samual.in five years,she will be six years less than three times his age. now how many age of Maggie and Samual?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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x, Maggie
y, Samual

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Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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Maggie is four times as old as her cousin Samual.in five years,she will be six years less than three times his age. now how many age of Maggie and Samual?
After letting Samual's age be S, the correct equations you're looking for are:

M = 4S ------- eq (i)

4S + 5 = 3(S + 5) - 6 ------- eq (ii)

After distributing and simplifying eq (ii), substitute 4S for M in eq (ii) to get: 

FYI: Negative ages or ages < 0 DO NOT exist, so ignore any "solution" that represents an age as being < 0.