SOLUTION: the product of two brothers is 27 the older brother is twice and one more than the younger what are their ages with work algebraically

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Question 1136498: the product of two brothers is 27 the older brother is twice and one more than the younger what are their ages with work algebraically
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You copied something wrong.  As it is, it comes out that the older brother is
 
7.8654599313 and the younger brother is 3.432729966.

I think 27 should be 21.

the product of two brothers' ages is 21.

the older brother is twice and one more than the younger 

So

system%28x%2Ay=21%2Cx=2y%2B1%29

You solve by substituting 2y+1 for x in the first equation,
then solving for y, then substituting what you get for y in
x=2y+1 to find x.

Edwin