SOLUTION: Q1:Ben is 3 times as old as carol now.In 2 years time Ben will b as old as carol .how old is carol now? Q2:Haris is 50 years old.His son Andy is 24 years old.How many years ago

Question 1018199: Q1:Ben is 3 times as old as carol now.In 2 years time Ben will b as old as carol .how old is carol now?
Q2:Haris is 50 years old.His son Andy is 24 years old.How many years ago was Haris 3 times as old as Andy?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Q1:
b for ben now
c for carol now
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Translating the description exactly,

More likely, your description must be rewritten, "in two years, Ben will be the same age as Carol is NOW", and the system may then be:

which would seem to be more sensible to solve.
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