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. find their ages now. harry is _ years old, and jim is _ years old. !

Harry is 2 years old and Jim is 6 years old.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x years be Harry's age now and y years be Jim's age now.

1. In 4 years, Harry’s age will be x+4 years. If in 4 years, Harry’s age will be the same as Jim’s age is now, then

2. In 2 years, Jim's age will be y+2 years and Harry's age will be x+2 years. If in 2 years, Jim will be twice as old as Harry will be, then

Solve the system of two equations:

Substitute y=x+4 into the second equation:

and

f

step-by-step explanation:

f