24 November 2015

Arithmetic & Algebraic Problems - BROTHER AND SISTER

Question: A boy on being asked the age of himself and of his sister replied:
"Three years ago I was seven times as old as my sister; two years ago I was four times as old; last year I was three times as old; and this year I am two
and one-half times as old."
What are their ages?

Answer:The boy's age was ten and his sister's four.

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