SOLUTION: John is 18 years younger than Sally. In 6 years, she will be twice as old as he is. How old is Sally?

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Question 1097194: John is 18 years younger than Sally. In 6 years, she will be twice as old as he is. How old is Sally?
Answer by ikleyn(52802) About Me  (Show Source):
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In 6 years, John still will be 18 years younger than Sally, and she will be twice his age.


Hence, in 6 years john will be 18 years old, while Sally will be 36 years old.


Hence,  John is 12 years now, and Sally's present age is 30 years.

Solved.

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