Question 714822: The sum of bill and ted's age is 60. In two years, Bill will be 3 times as old as Ted. How old are Bill and Ted now? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The sum of bill and ted's age is 60. In two years, Bill will be 3 times as old as Ted. How old are Bill and Ted now?
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Equations:
b + t = 60
b+2 = 3(t+2)
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b - 3t = 4
b + t = 60
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Subtract and solve for "t":
4t = 56
t = 14 (Ted's age now)
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Solve for "b":
b + t = 60
b + 14 = 60
b = 46 (Bill's age now)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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