SOLUTION: James is twice as old as john,if 16 is added to john's age and 16 is subtracted from james age,their ages will then be equal.what are their present ages?
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Question 639880: James is twice as old as john,if 16 is added to john's age and 16 is subtracted from james age,their ages will then be equal.what are their present ages? Answer by sachi(548) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! let present age of john is x
then james is 2x
as per question
16+x=2x-16
or 2x-x=16+16
or x=32= john's age
& james is 64 yrs ans
