Tom's age is three less than twice the age of his brother Dick The sum of their ages is twenty-seven find the ages of each brother?

Answer 1

If x is the Dick's age, then Tom's age is 2x - 3. So,

x + 2x - 3 = 27

3x - 3 = 27

3x -3 + 3 = 27 + 3

3x = 30

3x/3 = 30/3

x = 10

2x - 3 = 2(10) - 3 = 17

Thus, Dick is 10 years old and Tom is 17 years old.