jennifer is 7 years younger than melissa. in 4 years time jennifer will be 1 year older than half of melissa's age at that time. How old are jennifer and melissa now?

Solution

Solution

Jennifer^{'} s age is : 5

Melissa^{'} s age is : 12

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

x + 4 - 1 = \frac{1}{2} (x + 7 + 4)

Solve for

x, x + 4 - 1 = \frac{1}{2} (x + 7 + 4) : x = 5

Find age

Jennifer^{'} s age is : 5

Melissa^{'} s age is : 12

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