2.

In 20 years, Kayleen will be four times older How

than she is today . What is her current age?
How to solve Age Problems Involving to Solve Age Problems Involving Two
Solution: People?
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Single Person?
X-½x=4+5
Let x  Kayleen’s current age Example: 4.
X + 20  her age in 20 year Adam is 20 years younger than Brian. In two years
Example: X = 18
Brian will be twice as old as Adam. How old are
1. Five years ago, John’s age was half of
Answer: John is now 18 years old. 4x  four times older than she is today they now?
the age he will be in 8 years. How old is
he now? Isolate variable x Solution:

Solution: X + 20 = 4x -X Age Now +2

Step 1: Let x be John’s age now. -X Adam X - 20
Look at the question and put the Brian x
20 ÷3 = 3x ÷ 3
relevant expressions above it.
6⅔=x Age Now +2
X–5 ½
Adam X - 20 X – 20 +2
Answer: Kayleen is 6 ⅔ years old
Five years ago, John’s age will be half Brian x X+2
of the age 3. Ten years from now, Orlando will be three times
older than he is today. What is his current age?
x+8 Age Now +2
Solution: Adam X - 20 X –18
he will be in 8 years. Brian x X+2
Let x  Orlando’s current age
Step 2: Write out the equation. B = 2A (x
X + 10  his age in 10 years + 2) = 2 (x – 18) X+
X – 5 = ½ (x + 8) 2 = 2x – 36
3x  three times older than he is today
X–5= ½x+4 Isolate the variable x 2
Isolate variable x
= x – 36 2
Isolate variable x X + 10 = 3x + 36 = x 38 =
X-½x=4+5 10 = 2x x  Brian’s age

X = 18 5=x Age Now

Adam 38 – 20 = 18
Answer: John is now 18 years old. Answer: Orlando’s age is 5 years old.
Brian 38
5. Carmen is 12 years older than David. Five years 6. William is 4 times as old as Ben. 12 years ago,
ago the sum of their ages was 28. How old are William was 7 times as old as Ben. How old is
they now? Ben? More Age Problems!
Solution: Solution: 7. Ben is 4 times as old as Ishaan and is also 6
years older than Ishaan. How old is Ben?
Age Now -5 Age Now -12
Carmen William 4x Solution:
David Ben x
Let b  Ben’s current age i
 Ishaan’s current age
Age Now -5 Age Now -12
Carmen X + 12 William 4x 4x - 12 b = 4i
David x Ben x X - 12
b=i+6

i=b–6
Age Now -5 7B = W
Carmen X + 12 X + 12 - 5 b = 4 (b -6)
7 (x – 12) = 4x – 12
David x X-5
b = 4b – 24
7x – 84 = 4x – 12
-4x -4x 3b = 24 3
Age Now -5
Carmen X + 12 X+7 3
3x – 84 = -12 +84
David x X-5 +84 b=8
C + D = 28 (x
+7) +(x − 5) = 28 x+ 3x = 72 3
7+ x − 5= 28 2x + 3
2= 28 −2
–2 2x = X = 24
26 2
Answer: Ben is 24 years old.
2

x = 13

Age now
Carmen 13 + 12 = 15
David 13
 8. Ben is 30 years old and Daniel is 2 years old. 9. Kevin is 3 times as old as Daniel. 4 years ago, 10. Kevin is 3 years older than Daniel. Two years
How many years will it take until Ben is only 3 Kevin was 5 times as old as Daniel. How old is ago, Kevin was 4 times as old as Daniel. How old is
times as old as Daniel? Kevin now? Kevin now?

Solution: Solution: Solution:

Let y  years that it will take Let k  Kevin’s current age d Let k  Kevin’s current age d
Ben  30 + y  Daniel’s current age  Daniel’s current age
Daniel  2 + y
The first information as k=d+3
B = 3D
k = 3d two years ago
30 + y = 3 (2 + y)
Four years ago k–2 d–2
30 + y = 6 + 3y
k–4 d-4 k – 2 = 4 (d-2)
Solving for y, we get
The second information as d = k- 3
2y = 24
k – 4 = 5 (d – 4) k – 2 = 4 ((k – 3) – 2)
2y = 24
k – 4 = 5d – 20 3k = 18
2 2
3 3
d = k/3
y = 12
k=6
k – 4 = 5 (k/3 – 4)
Answer: It will take 12 years until Ben is 3 times as
Answer: Kevin is 6 years sold
old as Daniel. k – 4 = 5/3 k -20

2/3 k = 16

k = 3/2 * 16 = 24

Answer: Kevin is 24 years old.

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