SOLUTION: In two years from today Lincoln will be two years from being twice as old as his sister Ashlyn. The sum of Lincoln's age and four times Ashlyn's age is 84. How old is Ashlyn today

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Question 290045: In two years from today Lincoln will be two years from being twice as old as his sister Ashlyn.
The sum of Lincoln's age and four times Ashlyn's age is 84. How old is Ashlyn today?
Answer by JBarnum(2146) About Me  (Show Source):
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Lincoln , Ashlyn
L%2B2=-2%2B2%28A%2B2%29
L%2B4A=84L=84-A

L%2B2=-2%2B2%28A%2B2%29
L=2A
L=84-A
84-4A=2A
84=6A
highlight%2814=A%29
L=2A
L=2%2814%29
highlight%28L=28%29