Question

Sam's mother is twice as old as sam, In 12 years, Sam will be as old as his mother was 12 years ago. How old are is sam and his mother now?

Answer 1

Answer:

Sam is 24 years old and his mom is 48 years old

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

The present age of Sam is 24 years and the present age of Sam's mother is  48 years

Let the present age of Sam's mother = M

Let the present age of Sam = S

Sam's mother is twice as old as Sam so we can write

$\rm M = 2S.........(1)$

12 years ago  the age of Sam's mother = M - 12

After 12 years the age of Sam = S + 12

According to the given condition

$\rm S + 12 = M-12 ......(2)$

From equations (1) and (2) solving for M and S we get

$\rm S + 12 = 2S -12\\S = 24\\M = 2\times S = 2\times 24 = 48$

So we can conclude that the present age of Sam is 24 years and the present age of Sam's mother is  48 years.

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