Asked by Avilin

Six years ago Matt was four times as old as Brown, and in 3 years the sum of their ages will be 43 years. Find their present ages.
Answered by mathhelper
Six years ago ....
Brown' age ==== x
Matt's age ==== 4x

in 3 years:
Brown = x+9
Matt = 4x + 9

4x+9 + x+9 = 43

solve for x, then find x+4 and 4x+4