Question 1157030
Lee's mother is two more than three times Lee's age. The sum of their ages is 54. Write a linear equation to determine their ages.
<pre>Let Lee's age be L
The mother's is 54 - L
We then get: {{{highlight_green(matrix(1,3, 54 - L, "=", 3L + 2))}}}
It's obvious that when the above is solved, Lee's age will be known.
From there, his mother's can be too!