SAT Mathematics: How to solve Age word problem
The question is
"Four years ago, John was half as old as Ricky is now. If Ricky is five years older than John, how old is Jim now?"
and the answer (http://www.satmath4u.com/threads/59-SAT-math-word-problem)
Age problems ussually include the present ages of two or more people, in addition to their ages at particular past or future times. The key to solving these problems is to translate the sentences into equations using appropriate variables for the ages.
The question is
"Four years ago, John was half as old as Ricky is now. If Ricky is five years older than John, how old is Jim now?"
and the answer (http://www.satmath4u.com/threads/59-SAT-math-word-problem)
Age problems ussually include the present ages of two or more people, in addition to their ages at particular past or future times. The key to solving these problems is to translate the sentences into equations using appropriate variables for the ages.
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