SOLUTION: In three more years, Katrina's mother will be six times as old as Katrina was last year. When Katrina's present age is added to his grandfather's present age, the total is 57. How

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Question 638224: In three more years, Katrina's mother will be six times as old as Katrina was last year. When Katrina's present age is added to his grandfather's present age, the total is 57. How old is each one now?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +k+ = Katrina's age now
Let +m+ = Mother's age now
Let +g+ = Grandfather's age now
given:
+m+%2B+3+=+6%2A%28+k+-1+%29+
+k+%2B+g+=+57+
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Some information must be missing. You've
got 3 unknowns but only 2 equations, so
it can't be solved as it stands.