Michael is 44 times as old as brandon and is also 2727 years older than brandon.

B - Brandon's age

4B - Michael's age

B + 27 - Michael's age

The equation:

4B = B + 27       subtract B from both sides

3B = 27      divide both sides by 3

B = 9

4B = 4(9) = 36

step-by-step explanation:

step 1: solve one of the equations for one of the variables. let's solve the first equation for y:

step 2: substitute that equation into the other equation, and solve for x.

step 3: substitute x = 4 x = 4 x=4 into one of the original equations, and solve for y.