Max and his friend zeke are comparing their ages. they figure out that if they double maxs age from 3 years ago and add it to zekes current age, the sum is 26. if zeke is currently 8 years old, determine how old max currently is

The first step of solving this problem is to find your x, which is the unknown number. The unknown number is the age of Max. Once you find the x you can write out your equation.

The equation for this problem is:

2x+8=26

the first step is to subtract 8 from both sides so that all you have on the left side is 2x and your equation will look like ths:

2x=18

after subtracting the 8; divide everything by the coefficient of x which is 2, your result is:

x=9

Max is 9 years old.