Question

Anna is 12 years older than her sister Taylor. In 4 years, Anna will be 2 times as old as Taylor. Taylor is currently t years old.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Let's say Taylor is currently t years old.

This means that Anna is currently t + 12 years old.

In 4 years, Taylor will be t + 4 years old.

Anna will be 2 * (t + 4) years old in 4 years.

We can set up the following equation to represent the information given in the problem:

t + 12 = 2 * (t + 4)

We can solve this equation to find the value of t, which is the number of years old Taylor is currently.

First, we can distribute the 2 on the right side of the equation:

t + 12 = 2t + 8

Then, we can subtract t from both sides to isolate the constant term:

12 = t + 8

4 = t

Therefore, Taylor is currently 4 years old.