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Popular Word Problems >

michael is 2 years older than jason. 16 years ago, jason was half michael's age. how old is jason now

Solution

mi c ha e l i s 2 ye a rs o l d er t han ja so n . 16 ye a rs a g o, ja so n w a s ha l f mi c ha e l^{'} s a g e . h o w o l d i s ja so n n o w

Solution

Jason^{'} s age is : 18

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

x - 2 - 16 = \frac{1}{2} (x - 16)

Solve for

x, x - 2 - 16 = \frac{1}{2} (x - 16) : x = 20

Find Jason's age

: 18

Jason^{'} s age is : 18

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