Let Karl's age be K

Then Earl's age is 5K

Difference of their ages will always be 44, so we get: 5K - K = 44

4K = 44

Karl, or 

You should be able to determine Karl's age 2 years ago, can't you?

You should also be able to determine Earl's age, right? 

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