SOLUTION: four times mark's age is 4 more than eight times what matt's age was 2 years ago.three times matt's present age is 3 more than what's mark's age was 4 years ago.find thier present

Question 587649: four times mark's age is 4 more than eight times what matt's age was 2 years ago.three times matt's present age is 3 more than what's mark's age was 4 years ago.find thier present ages.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = Mark's age now
Let = Matt's age now
= Mark's age 4 years ago
= Matt's age 2 years ago
given:
(1)
(2)
----------------------
(1)
(1)
and
(2)
(2)
----------------------
Multiply both sides of (2) by
and subtract (1) from (2)
(2)
(1)

I get a negative number which means 4 years
before he was born. Can you find my mistake?
I don't see one.
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