SOLUTION: Ah Zu is 6 years older than his friend Mi Ho. Four years ago Mi Ho's age was 7 more than half of Ah Zu's age. What are their present ages?

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Question 1067116: Ah Zu is 6 years older than his friend Mi Ho. Four years ago Mi Ho's age was 7 more than half of Ah Zu's age. What are their present ages?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Ah Zu is 6 years older than his friend Mi Ho. Four years ago Mi Ho's age was 7 more than half of Ah Zu's age. What are their present ages?
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z is 6 years older than his friend h. Four years ago h age was 7 more than half of z age. What are their present ages?
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Solve the system.



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Answer by MathTherapy(10553)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Ah Zu is 6 years older than his friend Mi Ho. Four years ago Mi Ho's age was 7 more than half of Ah Zu's age. What are their present ages?
Good luck finding the correct answer, using the rubbish the other person posted.
Let Mi Ho's age, be M
Then Ah Zu's is: M + 6
We then get:


2M - (M + 2) = 22 ------- Multiplying by LCD, 2
2M - M - 2 = 22
2M - M = 22 + 2
M, or Hi Ho is:
Ah Zu is:
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