SOLUTION: Stevie is twice as old as his brother. Four years ago he was four times as old a s his brother. Find their present ages. Please help with word problem, I can't come up with an eq

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Question 189501: Stevie is twice as old as his brother. Four years ago he was four times as old a s his brother. Find their present ages.
Please help with word problem, I can't come up with an equation.
Answer by jonvaliente(64) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x=Steve's borther's age
2x=Steve's age
x-4 = 4*(2x-4)
x-4 = 8x-16
7x=12
x=12/7 brother's age
2x=24/7 steve's age
There seems to be something missing in the problem.
Obviously, both brothers weren't even born 4 years ago so this can't be right.
But I believe the math is right for this one though.