Question 108127: Ann is 6 years older than Mary. She is also twice as old as Mary was when Ann was as old as Mary is now. How old is each now? Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source):
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And
Then:
...because Ann is years older than Mary.
and ....She is also as old as Mary was when
use these two equations above to solve the problem:
since the left sides of the equations above are equal, and then right sides must be equal too:
….move ……….. Mary is
Then ………………......Ann is
check:
Ann is , Mary is => Ann is years older then Mary or
When was as old as is now, means it was before
years
and before years Ann was and Mary was
When Ann was , she was twice as old as Mary ().
