SOLUTION: my age is two more than twice my brother age. the sum of our ages is 47. write and equation and how old i am

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Question 1147174: my age is two more than twice my brother age. the sum of our ages is 47. write and equation and how old i am
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
m and b
m is for "how old am i".
m=2b%2B2
m-2=2b
b=%28m-2%29%2F2

m%2B%28m-2%29%2F2=47
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