SOLUTION: Kim is half her father's age. The difference in their ages is 25 years. How old is Kim?

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Question 1204706: Kim is half her father's age. The difference in their ages is 25 years. How old is Kim?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Ages k and 2k, Kim and her father

2k-k=25, more simple than simple enough.

Yes. You were understood the first time as written.
If kim is half of her father's age, then this is same as her father is two-times her age.