SOLUTION: When I was 4 years old, my sister was half my age. Now I'm 100 years old. How old is my sister?

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Question 830320: When I was 4 years old, my sister was half my age. Now I'm 100 years old. How old is my sister?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
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When I was 4 years old, my sister was half my age. Now I'm 100 years old. How old is my sister?
Back when Woodrow Wilson was President, you were 4, your sister was half that,
or 2.  So she's 2 years younger than you.  Since you're 100, she's 98.

Edwin