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Age word problems
Age relationship between two people
- John is 6 years older than his brother. He will be twice as old as his
brother in 4 years. How old is John now?
Solution
- Carol is five times as old as her brother. She will be three times as old
as her brother in two years. How old is carol now?
Solution
- Jeff is 10 years old and his brother is 2 years old. In how many years
will Jeff be twice as old as his brother?
Solution
- Bob is one third the age of his father. In 12 years he will be half the
age of his father. How old is each now?
- The sum of Ben and carol's age is 36. Nine years ago, Ben was twice as old
as Carol. How old is each now?
Solution
- Michael is twice as old as Maggie. Nine years ago, Michael was five time
as old as Maggie. How old is each now?
- A son is half as old as his father. 12 years ago the son was one third as
old as his father. How old is each now?
- Jason is 8 years older than his brother. 10 years ago the sum of their
ages was 82. Find the age of each.
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