Question 1100468: george was three times as old as joe 5 years ago. Their total age now is 42. How old is Joe now? Found 2 solutions by jorel1380, josmiceli:Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let g and j be george and joes' ages, respectively. Then
g+j=42; g=42-j and
g-5=3(j-5)
42-j-5=3j-15
4j=52
j=13
g=29
George is 29, Joe is 13
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = Joe's age now
Let = George's age now
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