SOLUTION: Samantha is 8 and two-third older than John. The sum of their ages is 23 years. How old is John?

SOLUTION: Samantha is 8 and two-third older than John. The sum of their ages is 23 years. How old is John?

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Question 32658: Samantha is 8 and two-third older than John. The sum of their ages is 23 years. How old is John?
Answer by mukhopadhyay(490) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let John's age is x years
2/3x = 8
=> x = (3/2)8 = 12
John is 12 years old
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