SOLUTION: billys age is three times Tim's age. The sum of their ages is 92. What is Tim's age?

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Question 760789: billys age is three times Tim's age. The sum of their ages is 92. What is Tim's age?
Answer by ramkikk66(644) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let Tim's age be x.
Then Billy's age is (3*x) - as given in the problem.
Sum of the ages = x+%2B+3%2Ax is 92
x+%2B+3%2Ax+=+92
Adding on the left side,
4%2Ax+=+92
Dividing both sides by 4 to get x
x+=+92%2F4+=+23
Tim's age is 23 and Billy's age is 69