SOLUTION: Mary's age is 2/3 that of peter's. two years ago Mary's age was 1/2 of what peter's age will be in 5 years time. how old is peter now?

Question 808216: Mary's age is 2/3 that of peter's. two years ago Mary's age was 1/2 of what peter's age will be in 5 years time. how old is peter now?
Answer by JBarnum(2146) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
wow this age problem is a mind twister huh

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i hate fractions so i will change there appearance to whole numbers after substitution

multiply all by 6

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