Question 1179731: Raymond is 6 years older than his sister. Four years from now, Raymond will be twice as old as his sister. Find their present ages. Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, josgarithmetic:Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source):
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Raymond is 6 years older than his sister. Four years from now, Raymond will be twice as old as his sister.
Find their present ages.
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In 4 years from now, Raymond will be 6 years older than his sister, and, AT THE SAME TIME,
will be twice as old as she.
Then it becomes clear that in 6 years Raymond is 12 years old, while the sister is 6 years old.
So, now their current ages are 12-4 = 8 years (Raymond) and 6-4 = 2 years (the sister). ANSWER