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  • Starter Asked on 8th February 2017 in Puzzles.

    m = man
    w = woman
    a = age difference

    First we know their ages add up to 91:
    m + w = 91

    Second, we know there is an age difference of a:
    m – a = w

    Third, he is twice the age of her when he was her age now:
    So when he was her age now, he was (m-a) which that means she was (w-a)
    m = 2 * (w – a)

    Now we have 3 equations and 3 variables.  Solve how you’d like.  Below is an example.
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    Solving for m in terms of a:
    m = 2 * ((m – a) – a)
    m = 2 * (m – 2a)
    m = 2m – 4a
    m = 4a

    Solving for w in terms of a:
    4a – a = w
    w = 3a

    Solve for a:
    4a = 91 – 3a
    7a = 91
    a = 13

    Solve for m and w:
    m = 4a
    m = 4 * 13
    m = 52

    w = 3a
    w = 3 * 13
    w = 39

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