SOLUTION: Gabrielle's age is two times Mike's age. The sum of their ages is 63. What is Mike's age?

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Question 753629: Gabrielle's age is two times Mike's age. The sum of their ages is 63. What is Mike's age?
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Gabrielle's age is two times Mike's age. The sum of their ages is 63. What is Mike's age ?
Let Mike's age be x years.
Let Gabrielle's age be 2x years.
The sum of their ages is 63.
Therefore:
2x + x = 63
3x = 63
x = 21
2x = 2(21) = 42

Answer:
Mike's age is 21 years old.











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