Question 505755: I am twice as old as she was when I was as old as she is. when she is as old as I am now, the sum of our ages will be 63
Found 2 solutions by solver91311, josmiceli:
Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What a fascinating little tidbit of information. Did you have a question to ask?
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
Answer by josmiceli(19441)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! I guess the question is " How old are they now?"
Let  = my age now
Let  = her age now
given:
The difference in their ages is always 
When I was years old, how old was she?
She was  yrs old
Now I am twice this age, or  , so
(1) 
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When she is yrs old, I will be 
The sum of our ages is  , so
(2) 
Substitute (1) into (2)
(2) 
(2) 
(2) 
and, since
(1)
(1) 
(1) 
I am 28 and she is 21
check answer:
When I was 21, she was 21 - (28 - 21) = 14
I am twice this age, or 28
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When she is as old as I am now, or 28, that will be in 28 - 21 = 7 years
and I will be 28 + 7 = 35, and the sum of our ages will be 28 + 35 = 63
OK
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