Devon is 30 years older than his son, Milan. The sum of both their ages is 48. Using the variables d and m to represent the ages

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of Devon and Milan, respectively, write a system of equations to describe this situation.

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statuscvo [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-24T02:58:12+03:00

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Answer+Step-by-step explanation:

m = man's age

s = son's age

m=s+36

(m+8)=3*(s+8)

Resolves to: s=10, m=46

So the man is 46 (=10+36).

In 8 years, son is 18 (=10+8), man is 54 (=3*18 and 46+8), thank you.