Age Word Problem

Marivic is five years older than Michelle. The product of Marivic’s age in 3 years and Michelle’s age 5 years ago is 90. Find their present ages.

The sum of the ages of two brothers is 30. If one brother is 4 years older than the other, how old is the younger brother?

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John is twice as old as Mary. If the sum of their ages is 36, how old is Mary?

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Anna is 4 years older than Ben. If the sum of their ages is 28, how old is Ben?

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If the difference between the ages of two sisters is 6 years and the older sister is 16 years old, how old is the younger sister?

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Tom is 3 times as old as Jerry. If the difference in their ages is 16 years, how old is Jerry?

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The sum of the ages of a father and his son is 50 years. If the father is 4 times as old as the son, how old is the son?

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A mother is 3 times as old as her daughter. If the sum of their ages is 48, how old is the daughter?

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The sum of the ages of two friends is 40. If one friend is 6 years older than the other, how old is the younger friend?

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If the difference between the ages of two cousins is 5 years and the older cousin is 20 years old, how old is the younger cousin?

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