Question

Tyshon’s age is 3 less than three times Cedric’s age. The sum of their ages is 57. How old is Tyshon?

Answer 1

Let Cedric's age be c
tyshon= 3c-3
3c-3 +c =3c+c-3 = 4c-3
4c-3=57
4c=60
c=15
tyshon=15×3-3 = 42