SOLUTION: Gina is 6 years younger than Nancy in 9 years time their total age will be 34 how old is Nancy now?

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Question 1140098: Gina is 6 years younger than Nancy in 9 years time their total age will be 34 how old is Nancy now?

Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Gina is 6 years younger than Nancy in 9 years time their total age will be 34 how old is Nancy now?
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Since some punctuation is missing, any possible interpretation might be right or might be wrong.
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Gina is 6 years younger than Nancy in 9 years time.
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g, Gina now
n+9, Nancy in nine years time
g=n+9, meaning g-9=n.
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Their total age will be 34.
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When? In 9 years time?




Use this as a system with the other equation from the description:

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, almost certainly NOT the answer you want.

Answer by ikleyn(52797)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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                See how I edited your post to fix it and to make sense.

    Gina is 6 years younger than Nancy. In 9 years time their total age will be 34. How old is Nancy now?


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Solution

G = N - 6        (1)     ("Gina is 6 years younger than Nancy")


In 9 years  Gina's age will be  (G+9) = ((N-6)+9) = (N+3), while Nancy's age will be (N+9).


From the condition,


(N+3) + (N+9) = 34.


2N + 12 = 34


2= 34 - 12 = 22


N = 22/2 = 11.


ANSWER.  Nancy is 11 years old now.


CHECK.  The Gina's age is then 11-6 = 5.  

        In 9 years they will be 11+9 = 20  and  5+9 = 14 years old with the sum  of the ages of 20+14 = 34.   ! Correct !



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