SOLUTION: When I was 10 my sister was half my age. Now that I am 40 how old is my sister?

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Question 938181: When I was 10 my sister was half my age. Now that I am 40 how old is my sister?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
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When I was 10 my sister was half my age.
So she was 5 when you were 10, so she is
5 years younger than you.

Now that I am 40 how old is my sister?
She is still 5 years younger than you. So
she is 35.

Edwin