SOLUTION: Jenny is 15 years older than her brother Charles. In ten years, Charles will be 2/3 Jenny's age. How old are Charles and Jenny now?

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Question 1102692: Jenny is 15 years older than her brother Charles. In ten years, Charles will be 2/3 Jenny's age. How old are Charles and Jenny now?
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At least for the sake of age problems like this, Jenny will always be 15 years older than Charles.

When Charles is 2/3 of Jenny's age, the age difference of 15 years means Charles will be 30 and Jenny will be 45.

That will happen 10 years from now; so now Charles is 20 and Jenny is 35.