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) About Me  (Show Source):
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Unfortunately, there isn't enough information to solve this problem.

Here's a table of possible values we could have
Joan’s Age NowSister’s Age NowJoan’s Age 6 Years Ago
842
1054
1266
1478
16810
18912
201014
221116
241218
261320
281422
301524

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