Question

Mimie is 12 years older than her brother Macky. Four years from now, Macky will be two-thirds as old as Mimie will be four years from now. How old are they now?

Answer 1

let the her brother be x
mimie=12+x
4year from now age
brother=x+4
mimie=x+16
a/q
12+x+4+x+16+x
=3x=16+16
=3x=32
x=32÷3
x=32/3