SOLUTION: john is 2 years younger than smith is. In 5 years, john will be twice as old as smith is now. How old is smith now?

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Question 1104184: john is 2 years younger than smith is. In 5 years, john will be twice as old as smith is now. How old is smith now?
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john is 2 years younger than smith is.
j = s - 2
In 5 years, john will be twice as old as smith is now.
j + 5 = 2s
Replace j with (s-2)
(s-2) + 5 = 2s
s + 3 = 2s
3 = 2s - s
s = 3 yrs old is Smith (John is 1)