Answer:
The current age of Mike is 12 years old while that of Tom is 2 years old.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the current age of Mike be m years old and that of Tom be t years old.
Currently
m= 2t +8
3 years from now
Tom's age= t +3
Mike's age
= m +3
= 2t +8 +3
= 2t +11
Given that in three years, Mike's age is 3 times Tom's age,
2t +11= 3(t +3)
Expand:
2t +11= 3t +9
3t -2t= 11 -9
t= 2
Current age of Mike
= 2t +8
= 2(2) +8
= 4 +8
= 12
