SOLUTION: fred is 2 years older than his brother. 12 years ago fred was twice his brothers age how old are both of them now
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Question 1132727: fred is 2 years older than his brother. 12 years ago fred was twice his brothers age how old are both of them now
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, MathLover1:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
fred is 2 years older than his brother.
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Hint: Fred is always 2 years older.
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let’s red’s age be and his brother’s age
if Fred is years older than his brother, we have
....eq.1
if years ago Fred was his brothers age, we have
....eq.2
substitute from eq.1 in eq.2
...solve for
go back to ....eq.1, substitute and solve for
so, Fred is and his brother is years old now
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