Question 354897: michael is twice as old as maggie. nine years ago, michael was 5 times as old as maggie. how old is each now? Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! let maggie be x years
Michael is 2x years
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9 years ago their ages were
maggie = x-9
michael = 2x-9
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2x-9=5(x-9)
2x-9=5x-45
5x-2x=45-9
3x=42
/3
x=14 years, maggie's age
Michael will be 2x = 2*14 = 28 years
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