SOLUTION: Michael is 4 times as old as Brandon and is also 27 years older than Brandon. How old is Michael?

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Question 924148: Michael is 4 times as old as Brandon and is also 27 years older than Brandon. How old is Michael?

Found 2 solutions by TimothyLamb, MathTherapy:
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source):
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x = mike age
y = bran age
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x = 4y
x = y + 27
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put the system of linear equations into standard form
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x - 4y = 0
x - y = 27
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solution:
x = mike age = 36
y = bran age = 9
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Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source):
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Michael is 4 times as old as Brandon and is also 27 years older than Brandon. How old is Michael?

Let Mike's current age, be M
Then Brandon's is: M - 27
Also, M = 4(M - 27)
M = 4M - 108
M - 4M = - 108
- 3M = - 108
M, or Micheel's current age = , or
You can do the check!!
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