SOLUTION: Person a is half the age of person b last year and will be double the age of person c in three years time. how old is person b now if person c if 14 next year
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Question 980770: Person a is half the age of person b last year and will be double the age of person c in three years time. how old is person b now if person c if 14 next year Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source):
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Person C is now 13 years old (will be 14 next year)
C=13
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Person A will be double C in 3 years:
A+3=2(C+3)
A+3=2(13+3)
A+3=32
A=29
Person A is now 29 years old.
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Person A was half the age of person B last year:
A-1=1/2(B-1)
29-1=1/2(B-1)
28=1/2(B-1)
56=B-1
57=B
Person B is now 57 years old.
