SOLUTION: charels is twice as old as william.Four years ago Charles was 3 times as old as william.How old is each now?

Question 576787: charels is twice as old as william.Four years ago Charles was 3 times as old as
william.How old is each now?
Found 2 solutions by ikdeep, chana:
Answer by ikdeep(226) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
age of Charels = 16 years
and age of William = 8 years
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Answer by chana(69) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
charels is twice as old as william.Four years ago Charles was 3 times as old as
william.How old is each now?
sol:
let william's age = x
charle's age = 2x ,as given
forming the equation with the data they gave,
2x - 4 = 3(x - 4)
solve for x you will get william's = 8 years
charle's = 16 years
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