SOLUTION: michelle is 3 times my age, the sum of our ages is the same as six times my age 2 years ago. how old am i ?

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Question 339465: michelle is 3 times my age, the sum of our ages is the same as six times my age 2 years ago. how old am i ?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let Michelle's age be M, my age be X.
1.M=3X
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Two years ago, I was X-2.
M%2BX=6%28X-2%29
M%2BX=6X-12%7D%7D%0D%0A%7B%7B%7BM=5X-12
Substituting from eq. 1,
3X=5X-12
2X-12=0
2X=12
highlight%28X=6%29
Then from eq. 1,
M=3%286%29
highlight%28M=18%29