hanaj2003 hanaj2003
  • 17-08-2016
  • Mathematics
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Kevin is 2 times as old as Gabriela. 12 years ago, Kevin was 6 times as old as Gabriela.
How old is Kevin now?

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nobillionaireNobley
nobillionaireNobley nobillionaireNobley
  • 17-08-2016
Let Gabriela's age be x, then Kelxins age is 2x
12 years ago, Gabriela's age was x - 12 and Kelvin's age was 6(x - 12)
i.e. 6x - 72 = 2x - 12
4x = 60
x = 60/4 = 15

Therefore, Kelvin's age is 2(15) = 30 years old
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sequirahardge1
sequirahardge1 sequirahardge1
  • 17-08-2016
Kevin was 2 times as old as Gabriela 12 years ago then Kevin was 6 times as old as Gabriela so now Kevin should be 36 years old because if you divide 12 by 2 it's gonna give you 6 so then he was 6 times old as Gabriela so now he's 36 years old
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