Question 254492: Mara is twice as old as Aina. In 10 years, the sum of their age, will be 44. How old are they now? Answer by drk(1908) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let M = mara and A = Aina
Mara is twice as old as Aina translates to
(i)
In 10 years, the sum of their age, will be 44 translates to
(ii)
by substitution of (i) into (ii) we get
(iii)
we get
Mara = 16 and Ania = 8.