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Six years go, Wendy was twice the age of Thao. At present, Wendy is 30 years older than Thao. Find the present age of each woman.

Solution

S i x ye a rs g o, W e n d y w a s tw i ce t h e a g e o f T ha o . A t p rese n t, W e n d y i s 30 ye a rs o l d er t han T ha o . F in d t h e p rese n t a g e o f e a c h w o man .

Solution

Wendy^{'} s age is : 66

Thao^{'} s age is : 36

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

x - 6 = 2 (x - 30 - 6)

Solve for

x, x - 6 = 2 (x - 30 - 6) : x = 66

Find age

Wendy^{'} s age is : 66

Thao^{'} s age is : 36

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