SOLUTION: if I give 2 years off my age to my sister that would make her twice my age. my sister says give me one more on top of that and I would be triple your age. what ages are the brother

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Question 1064639: if I give 2 years off my age to my sister that would make her twice my age. my sister says give me one more on top of that and I would be triple your age. what ages are the brother and sister?
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b brother
s sister
system%28s%2B2=2%28b-2%29%2Cs%2B3=3%28b-3%29%29


s%2B2=2b-4
s-2b=-6
2b-s=6
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s%2B3=3b-9
s-3b=-9-3
3b-s=12
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systerm%282b-s=6%2C3b-s=12%29


Using Elimination to continue, highlight%28b=6%29.

s=2b-6
s=2%2A6-6
highlight%28s=6%29