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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?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Six years ago,
K-6=3%28T-6%29
K-6=3T-18
1.K-3T=-12
Today,
2.T%2BK=24
Subtracting 1 from 2,
T%2BK-K%2B3T=24-%28-12%29
4T=36
Solve for T then use either equation to solve for K.