Question

Jeremy is twice as old Randy now. 6 years ago, the sum of their age was 18. How old is Jeremy now?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the age of jeremy be 2y

Age of Randy be y

(As stated by the question)

Now, six years ago which translates to -6. The sum of their ages was 18. So this implies,

2y - 6 + y - 6 = 18

3y - 12 = 18

3y = 30

y = 10.

So the age of Randy now is 10 years and the age of jeremy now is 20 years.