Question 1159451

Earl is 5 times as old as Karl. Two years ago, the difference of their ages is 44. Find the present age of Earl and the age of Karl 2 years ago.
<pre>Let Karl's age be K
Then Earl's age is 5K
Difference of their ages will always be 44, so we get: 5K - K = 44
4K = 44
Karl, or {{{highlight_green(matrix(1,6, K, "is:", 44/4, "=", 11, years-old))}}}
You should be able to determine Karl's age 2 years ago, can't you?
You should also be able to determine Earl's age, right?