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Roberta is 6 times Danielle's age. In 12 years, Roberta will only be 2 times Danielle's age. How old is Danielle now?

a. 2 years
b. 6 years
c. 8 years
d. 10 years

User Choxmi
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Final answer:

Danielle is currently 3 years old.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's say Danielle's age is x. According to the given information, Roberta is 6 times Danielle's age, so Roberta's age is 6x. In 12 years, Roberta will be 6x + 12 years old and Danielle will be x + 12 years old.

The question states that in 12 years, Roberta will only be 2 times Danielle's age. So, we can write the equation 6x + 12 = 2(x + 12). Solving this equation will give us the value of x, which is Danielle's current age.

6x + 12 = 2(x + 12)

6x + 12 = 2x + 24

4x = 12

x = 3

Therefore, Danielle is currently 3 years old. Therefore, the answer is option a. 2 years.

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