SOLUTION: Mike is 8 years older than her brother Curt. Four years from now, Mike will be twice as old as Curt. How old is Mike?

Question 1151051: Mike is 8 years older than her brother Curt. Four years from now, Mike will be twice as old as Curt. How old is Mike?
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

let Mike's age be and Curt's age
if Mike is years older than her brother Curt, we have:
........eq.1
if four years from now, Mike will be twice as old as Curt, we have

.....eq.2

from eq.1 and eq.2 we have

->Curt's age

........eq.1

->Mike's age

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