Question 1152264

Erik is 32 years younger than Megan. 3 years ago, Megan's age was 3 times Erik's age. How old is Erik now?
<pre>Let Erik's age be E
Them Megan's is: = E + 32
We then get: E + 32 - 3 = 3(E - 3)
E + 29 = 3E - 9
E - 3E = - 9 - 29
- 2E = - 38
Erik, or {{{highlight_green(matrix(1,6, E, "is", (- 38)/(- 2), "=", 19, years-old))}}}