Question

Andy is twice as as as in 6 years, their ages will total 60. How is each now?

This question seems to have been mis-typed, unsure of what to do in this situation...

Answer 1

I will assume that "Andy is twice as old as Beth, and in six years their ages will add up to `60`". Then Andy is `32` and Beth is `16`.

Explanation:

Let `a` be Andy's age and `b` be Beth's age. Thus

`a=2b`

`(a+6)+(b+6)=60`

The second equation can be simplified, thus

`a+b=48`

Then with the first equation we must have `a=2b`, thus it is possible to substitute `2b` for `a` in the simplified second equation:

`color (blue)a+b=48`
`color (blue)(2b)+b=48`

Then

`3b=48`
`b=16`
`a=2b=32`