A man is criticized for marrying a girl when he is three times her age. In 23 years he will only be twice her age. How old are the man and the girl?

Answer 1

Hi, Gabby!

A way to start this is to take the statement and make it an algebraic statement. Let M= man and G=girl

man is three times her age.

M= 3G Example if girl is 21 then 3(21) is 63

In 23 years he will be twice her age

M= 23 + 2G

Let M=M

now replace the M‘s

3G= 23+2G

G= 23

M=3(23)

M= 69