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Jim is 6 / Harry is 2
In 4 years Harry will be 6
In 2 years Jim will be 8 and Harry will be 4 which is twice as much Harry's age.
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In 4 years Harry will be 6
In 2 years Jim will be 8 and Harry will be 4 which is twice as much Harry's age.
hope this helps!
Answer: The present age of Harry is 2 years and that of Jim is 6 years.
Step-by-step explanation: Given that in 4 years, Harry’s age will be the same as Jim’s age is now. In 2 years, Jim will be twice as old as Harry will be.
We are to find the present ages of Harry and Jim.
Let x and y represents the present ages of Harry and Jim respectively.
Then, according to the given information, we have
[tex]x+4=y~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(i)\\\\y+2=2(x+2)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(ii)[/tex]
Substituting the value of y from equation (i) in equation (ii), we get
[tex]y+2=2x+4\\\\\Rightarrow x+4+2=2x+4\\\\\Rightarrow 2x-x=2\\\\\Rightarrow x=2.[/tex]
From equation (i), we get
[tex]y=x+4=2+4=6.[/tex]
Thus, the present age of Harry is 2 years and that of Jim is 6 years.
