SOLUTION: I am six years old and twice older than my sister. how old is my sister?

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Question 1097614: I am six years old and twice older than my sister. how old is my sister?
Found 2 solutions by Jeetbhatt10th, MathTherapy:
Answer by Jeetbhatt10th(11) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Yr age is 6 yrs ,
Your sister's age is half of you,
=>your sister's age is6/2=3yrs.(Answer)

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I am six years old and twice older than my sister. how old is my sister?
I must've seen this thousands of times here explaining that TWICE OLDER means THREE (3) TIMES as old, but the same wording keeps popping up almost every day. 

The wording suggests that your highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C4%2C+Sister%2C+is%2C+2%2C+years-old%29%29