SOLUTION: Joan is twice as old as her sister now. What is her age 6 years ago?
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Question 1174985: Joan is twice as old as her sister now. What is her age 6 years ago?
Answer by math_tutor2020(3817) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Unfortunately, there isn't enough information to solve this problem.
Here's a table of possible values we could have
| Joan’s Age Now | Sister’s Age Now | Joan’s Age 6 Years Ago |
| 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | 5 | 4 |
| 12 | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | 7 | 8 |
| 16 | 8 | 10 |
| 18 | 9 | 12 |
| 20 | 10 | 14 |
| 22 | 11 | 16 |
| 24 | 12 | 18 |
| 26 | 13 | 20 |
| 28 | 14 | 22 |
| 30 | 15 | 24 |
Please double-check the problem to see if there is any other information, or ask your teacher for clarification.
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