Question

Brad is 5 years older than Matt. George is 6 less than twice Matt's age. The sum of

their ages 99. How old is each of them?
Show work please

Answer 1

Matt = x
Brad = x + 5
Geotags = 2x - 6
x + x + 5 + 2x - 6 = 99
4x - 1 = 99, 4x = 100, x = 25
25 + 5 = 30
2(25) - 6 = 50-6 = 44
Solution: Matt is 25, Brad is 30, and George is 44 years old