SOLUTION: Berly is twice as old as Gina.The sum of their ages in 24. How old is she now?

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Question 1056913: Berly is twice as old as Gina.The sum of their ages in 24. How old is she now?
Answer by Tatiana_Stebko(1539) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let Berly be x years old
Then Gina is x%2F2 years old
The sum of their ages is x%2Bx%2F2=3x%2F2
3x%2F2=24 multiply both sides by 2
3x%2A2%2F2=24%2A2
3x=48 divide both sides by 3
3x%2F3=48%2F3
x=16
Berly is 16 years old now