SOLUTION: Cody is twice as old as Evan and seven years ago the sum of their age was 7. Find the age of each boy now.

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Question 1014173: Cody is twice as old as Evan and seven years ago the sum of their age was 7. Find the age of each boy now.
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Cody is twice as old as Evan and seven years ago the sum of their age was 7. Find the age of each boy now.
let x=Evan's age now
2x=Cody's age now
7 yrs ago:
x-7=Evan's age
2x-7=Cody's age
x-7+2x-7=7
3x=21
x=7
2x=14
Evan's age now=7
Cody's age now=14