SOLUTION: Cody is twice as old as Evan and five years ago the sum of their age was 14. Find the age of each boy now.
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Question 1034266: Cody is twice as old as Evan and five years ago the sum of their age was 14. Find the age of each boy now.
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Evan=x
Cody=2x
(x-5)+(2x-5)=14
3x-10=14
3x=24
x=8
Evan is 8, Cody 16
Five years ago, the ages were 3 and 11, which equal 14.
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