SOLUTION: Kim was born in the year 2000 and Jim was born two years later. In what year will their ages add up to 100?

Question 1079566: Kim was born in the year 2000 and Jim was born two years later. In what year will their ages add up to 100?

Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39632) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Kim was born in the year 2000 and Jim was born two years later.
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Kim was age 0 in year 2000, and Jim, to be born in year 2002 is NEGATIVE TWO years of age, so not yet born in year 2000. The best equation for x being Kim's age since year 2000 is .

The rest of this work below was wrong!

~~In year 2049, their ages will be 49 and 51.~~

Answer by ikleyn(52944) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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In year 2051, their ages will be 51 and 49.

The solution by "josgarithmetic" is wrong.

In year 2049, their ages will be 49 and 47, and do not add up to 100.

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