Charlie is twice as old as james. There times Charlies age diminished by twice james age will give james age 3 years from now. how old is each

Question

Charlie is twice as old as james. There times Charlies age diminished by twice james age will give james age 3 years from now. how old is each

Answer 1

Let james be x years old

so charlie is 2x years old.

 

3*2x-2*x=x+3;

 

solve x and get james and charlies age.