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Question 1133023: age problem
question: Taylor is 9 years younger than katy,Four years ago ,katy is 3less than twice taylors age .how old is katy now?

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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Taylor is x years old
Katy is x+9
four years ago, Katy was x+5 and Taylor was then x-4
2(x-4)-3=x+5
2x-8-3=x+5
x=16 years Taylor
Katy is 25 years old now ANSWER
four years ago Taylor was 12 and Katy 21, 3 fewer than twice Taylor's age.