SOLUTION: Next year victor will be twice as old as Louis and together they will be 42 years old. How old are they each?

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Question 1073923: Next year victor will be twice as old as Louis and together they will be 42 years old. How old are they each?
Found 2 solutions by Crystalgremlin, ikleyn:
Answer by Crystalgremlin(3)   (Show Source):
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they are 14 and 28

Answer by ikleyn(52800)   (Show Source):
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They are 13 and 27.

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