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Si Ana es 12 años menor que Eva y dentro de 7 años la edad de Eva es el doble que la edad de Ana, ¿qué edad tiene Eva?

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Answer:

Eva is 17 years old

Explanation:

First, we know that Ana is 12 years younger than Eva.

This means that, if Eva is x years, then Ana would be (x-12) years old

Now, within 7 years Eva’s age is twice that of Ana

Mathematically, that means when we add 7 years to each of their ages, we have the result as in the statement above.

Thus;

x + 7 = 2(x -12+ 7)

x + 7 = 2(x-5)

x + 7 = 2x -10

2x-x= 10 + 7

x = 17 years

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