Question 1153656

The sum of the ages of Shaun and Rachel is 73 years ,8 years ago ,Shauns age was 2 times Rachel s age .How old is Shaun 
<pre>Let Shaun's age be S
Then Rachel's is: 73 - S
We then get: S - 8 = 2(73 - S - 8)
S - 8 = 2(65 - S)
S - 8 = 130 - 2S
S + 2S = 130 + 8
3S = 138
S, or {{{highlight_green(matrix(1,6, Shaun, is, 138/3, "=", 46, years-old))}}}