Question 643226: Two men are 50 and 30 years old. How many years ago was the older twice the age of the younger? Found 2 solutions by stanbon, solver91311:Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Two men are 50 and 30 years old. How many years ago was the older twice the age of the younger?
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Let that number of years be "x":
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Equation:
50+x = 2(30+x)
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50+x = 60 + 2x
x = -10
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Ans: 10 years ago.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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