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Abi is 6 years older then Jonathan. Six years ago, she was twice as old as he was then. How old are the now?

Write an equation and solve for the question.

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Answer:

18 and 12

Explanation:

A - J = 6 ∴ J = (A - 6 )

A - 2J = - 6 (Subtitute J = (A -6) into the second equation gives Eq 3

(A - 2(A-6) = -6) = (A - 2A + 12 = - 6)

SIMPLIFY STEP 3 will give (-A = -18)

Age cannot be negative so multiply both sides by -1

This will give the grand answer of

A = 18

If Abigail is 18 now, 18 - 6 = 12

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Answer:

Jonathan is 6 and abi is 12

Explanation:

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