SOLUTION: if mike is 4 years older than tom and five years ago mike was twice toms age how old is tom now?

Question 314533: if mike is 4 years older than tom and five years ago mike was twice toms age how old is tom now?
Answer by eshomali(33) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Tom has to be the age of -9 and Mike has to be the age of -13. That is the only way for it to work, in real life, its impossible because you cannot be of negitive age. consider this equation:
A is Tom
B is Mike
using system equations of:
A + 4 = B
B - 5 = 2A
Solve for B in the second equation, and plug the solved B into the first equation to find A. Done and Done.
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