SOLUTION: Joan is twice as old as Alice. Bob is five years older than Joan. How old is Joan?

SOLUTION: Joan is twice as old as Alice. Bob is five years older than Joan. How old is Joan?

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Question 385563: Joan is twice as old as Alice. Bob is five years older than Joan. How old is Joan?
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Depends on how old Alice and Bob are.
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