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George and Harry's ages together equal 180 years today. 30 year
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George and Harry's ages together equal 180 years today. 30 year
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Question 575864: Hi! I am trying to solve this age word problem and I am having trouble setting it up. Can someone please help?
George and Harry's ages together equal 180 years today. 30 years ago, George is 3 times older than Harry. What are their ages?
Thanks for any help that you can provide!
Thom Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
Let George's age now be and let Harry's age now be .
Solve the 2X2 system.
Go tell your teacher/instructor/professor that they should give a care toward the real-world reasonability of the answer to the problem. At the very least, s/he could have given George a woman's name so it would have at least been possible (The oldest verified man was < 116, the oldest verified woman was > 122)
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
