Question

Norman is 12 years older than Michael. In 6 years, he will be twice as old as Michael. How old is Michael now?(A) 3(B) 6(C) 12(D) 18(E) 24Spoiler: OA

Answer 1

Choice (C) 6

Explanation:

We know that Norman is currently 12 years old, and in 6 years he will be twice the age of Michael. Using the two numbers, we can divide 12 by 2 and evaluate.

`(12)/(2)=6`

So Michael is 6 years old.