Sure! Let's tackle this step-by-step:
1. Establish the relationship between Mike's and Steve's ages:
- We know Mike is currently \(c\) years old.
- We're given that Mike is half as old as Steve. This means Steve is twice as old as Mike.
2. Express Steve's current age in terms of Mike's age:
- If Mike's age is \(c\), then Steve's current age, \(S\), can be expressed as:
[tex]\[
S = 2c
\][/tex]
3. Determine Steve's age two years ago:
- To find out how old Steve was two years ago, we subtract 2 years from his current age:
[tex]\[
S_{\text{two years ago}} = 2c - 2
\][/tex]
4. Conclusion:
- Hence, Steve's age two years ago was \(2c - 2\) years old.
So, Steve was [tex]\(2c - 2\)[/tex] years old two years ago.
