Question 1176790

let Elvin's age be {{{x}}} and  Ezra 's age be {{{y}}}

if Elvin is {{{2}}} {{{more}}} than {{{three{{{ times}}} older than his daughter, Ezra, we have 

{{{x=3y+2}}}.....eq.1

In {{{16}}} years, he will be {{{twice}}} as old as his daughter, so we have

{{{x+16=2(y+16)}}}
{{{x+16=2y+32}}}
{{{x=2y+32-16}}}
{{{x=2y+16}}}.....eq.2

from eq.1 and eq.2 we have

{{{3y+2=2y+16}}}
{{{3y-2y=16-2}}}
{{{y=14}}}

go to
{{{x=3y+2}}}.....eq.1, substitute {{{y}}}
{{{x=3*14+2}}}
{{{x=44}}}

  their present ages:

Elvin is {{{44}}} and  Ezra  is {{{14}}}