Civil Service Exam Reviewer · Word Problems · hard
The sum of the ages of Joy and Tess is 24. 8 years ago, Joy was 3 times as old as Tess. How old is Tess now?
- 14 years old
- 2 years old
- 6 years old
- 10 years old
Answer
D. 10 years old
Solution
Let Tess = x, Joy = 24 − x. 24 − x − 8 = 3(x − 8) → x = 10.
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