Michael is 17 years older than John. In 4 years, the sum of there ages will be 49. Find Michaels present age.

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asked Mar 4, 2019 155k views

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Yoana · Answer 1 · 2019-03-09T02:04:58+0000

Answer:

29

Step-by-step explanation:

Let John be x years old.

Michael is x+17 years old.

In four years time, the sum of their ages will be 49:

x+x+17+2(4)=49

2x=24

x=12

So Michael is 12+17=29 years old now.