SOLUTION: Erica is 7 years older than allen in 5 years time erica will twice as old as allen how old is erica now

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Question 1126234: Erica is 7 years older than allen in 5 years time erica will twice as old as allen how old is erica now

Answer by ikleyn(52788)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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From the condition, in 5 years Erica will be twice as old as Allen and 7 years older than Allen.


It means that in 5 years Erica will be 14 years old, while Eric will be 7 years old.


Hence, today Erica is 14-5 = 9 years old, while Eric is 7-5 = 2 years old.

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