SOLUTION: Jim is twice as old as Karen. Eight years from now, Jim will be twenty years older than Karen. How old is Jim now?

SOLUTION: Jim is twice as old as Karen. Eight years from now, Jim will be twenty years older than Karen. How old is Jim now?

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Question 435530: Jim is twice as old as Karen. Eight years from now, Jim will be twenty years older than Karen. How old is Jim now?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let J=Jim, K=Karen;
J=2K
J+8=K+8+20
2K+8=K+28
K=20
J=40
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