SOLUTION: I'm asking this question once again but I never really received an answer. Thank you. Ricardo is 34 years younger than Carissa. 2 years ago, Carissa's age was 2 times Ricardo's

Question 1175064: I'm asking this question once again but I never really received an answer. Thank you.
Ricardo is 34 years younger than Carissa. 2 years ago, Carissa's age was 2 times Ricardo's age. How old is Ricardo now?

Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

let Ricardo’s age be and Carissa’s age
if Ricardo is years younger than Carissa, we have
.....eq.1
years ago Ricardo was and Carissa , and
if years ago, Carissa's age was times Ricardo's age we have
.....eq.2
solve the system:
.....eq.1
.....eq.2
-----------------------------------------
.....eq.2...substitute from eq.1
....solve for

go to
.....eq.1, substitute

Ricardo is years old now.

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