SOLUTION: Ricky is 26 yrs old and Jenny is 5 yrs old. in how many yrs will ricky be twice as old as jenny?

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Question 213069: Ricky is 26 yrs old and Jenny is 5 yrs old. in how many yrs will ricky be twice as old as jenny?
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: Ricky is 26 yrs old and Jenny is 5 yrs old.
in how many yrs will ricky be twice as old as jenny?
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Let t = no. of yrs for this to be true
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26 + t = 2(5+t)
26 + t = 10 + 2t
26 - 10 = 2t - t
16 = t
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Check:
26 + 16 = 2(5 + 16)
42 = 2(21)