College Algebra: Age Problems
College Algebra: Age Problems
College Algebra: Age Problems
Age Problems
1. A man is 27 years older than his son and 10 years from now, he will be twice as old as his son. how old is each now?
2. Bill is seven times old as his niece, Hermione. Five years from now, Bill will be four times as old as Hermione will be then. How old is Hermione now?
3. Fred is twice as old as Ginny. Three years from now, the sum of their ages will be 42. How old is Ginny? 4. Ron is 4 times as old as Harry. Three years ago, Ron was 7 times as old as Harry. Find their present age. 5. Percy is 4 years older than Harry, and George is twice as old as Percy. Three years ago, the sum of their ages was 35. How old is each now?