Asked by roy
peter is twice as old as paul was when peter was as old as paul is now. the combined ages of peter and paul is is 56 years. how old are peter and paul now?
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Steve
Peter's age now: x
Paul's age now: y
x-y years ago, Peter was y years old.
x = 2(y-(x-y))
x+y = 56
Peter is 32
Paul is 24
8 years ago, Peter was 24 and Paul was 12.
Paul's age now: y
x-y years ago, Peter was y years old.
x = 2(y-(x-y))
x+y = 56
Peter is 32
Paul is 24
8 years ago, Peter was 24 and Paul was 12.
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