Question 903242: Ray is 3 times as old as his brother how old is he if in 7 years he will be double his brother's age? Found 2 solutions by lwsshak3, josmiceli:Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Ray is 3 times as old as his brother how old is he if in 7 years he will be double his brother's age?
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let x=brother's age
3x=Ray's age
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In 7 yrs:
x+7=brother's age
3x+7=Ray's age
3x+7=2(x+7)
3x+7=2x+14
x=7
3x=21
Ray's age=21
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = Ray's age now
Let = his brother's age now
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Substitute (1) into (2)
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Ray is 21
His brother is 7
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check:
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