SOLUTION: A man and his brother have a combined age of 164 years. 46 years ago, the man was 7 times as old as his brother. How old is the man? How old is the brother?
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Question 147670: A man and his brother have a combined age of 164 years. 46 years ago, the man was 7 times as old as his brother. How old is the man? How old is the brother? Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! "A man and his brother have a combined age of 164 years" __ m+b=164 __ subtracting b __ m=164-b
"46 years ago, the man was 7 times as old as his brother" __ m-46=7(b-46) __ distributing __ m-46=7b-322
