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Problem 1
Kevin is 4 years older than Margaret.
Next year Kevin will be 2 times as old as Margaret.
How old is Kevin?
Solution
years old.
Check.
Problem 2
Ann is 2 years older than Betty.
Last year Ann was 2 times as old as Betty.
How old is Ann?
Solution
years old.
Since last year Ann was 2 times as old as Betty, you can write
the equation
.
now.
Last year Ann was 4 years old, while Betty was 2 years old,
which means that last year Ann was 2 times as old as Betty.
The solution is correct.
Problem 3
Susan is 3 years older than Tom. Two years ago Susan was
twice as old as Tom.
Find their present ages.
Solution
Let be Tom's age 2 years ago.
Since Susan is 3 years older than Tom, you can write the
equation
.
Thus you got that Tom was years old two years ago.
years old.
Problem 4
Jerry is 7 years older than Jennifer. In three years Jerry will be
twice as old as Jennifer.
Find their present ages.
Solution
Since in two years Jerry will be twice as old as Jennifer, you can
write the equation
.
Solution
Since in one year the man will be six time as old as the
daughter is now, the man's present age is .
Since in ten years the man will be fourteen years older than the
combined ages of his children at that time, you can write an
equation
.
.
Thus, you got that the daughter's present age is years.
present age is .