Question 1200681: In 2005, Jenny's age is twice of Beth's age. What is Beth's age in 2023 if Jenny is 24 more than half of Beth's age?
Found 3 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy, greenestamps:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! In 2005, Jenny's age is twice of Beth's age.
What is Beth's age in 2023 if Jenny is 24 more than half of Beth's age?
That is eightteen more years, but unclear - now or then?
Answer by MathTherapy(10557)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In 2005, Jenny's age is twice of Beth's age. What is Beth's age in 2023 if Jenny is 24 more than half of Beth's age?
Let Beth's age, in 2023, be B
Then Jenny's, in 2023 = 
Eighteen years before, in 2005, Beth was B - 18, while Jenny was twice that, or 2(B - 18), or 2B - 36
In 2005, Jenny was also, 
We then get: 
4B - B = 84 ----- Multiplying by LCD, 2
3B = 84
In 2023, Beth, or 
Answer by greenestamps(13209)  (Show Source):
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