Homework Help: Math

Posted by Gabby on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 8:02pm.

Emily is twice as old as Matt. Three years ago, she was three times as old as he was. How old is Matt now?

Math - jim, Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 8:18pm
We are given:

(a) E = 2M and

(b) E-3 = 3(M-3)

So:

2M - 3 = 3M - 9

solve for M.
Math - Gabby, Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 12:39pm
Thank you Jim.

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