When Christian and Cynthia were married, Cynthia was two years younger than Christian. How old was Christian on his wedding day if 20 years ago he was twice as old as Cynthia

Solution

Solution

Christian^{'} s age is : x

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

x - 20 = 2 (x - 20)

Solve for

x, x - 20 = 2 (x - 20) : x = 20

Find Christian's age

: x

Christian^{'} s age is : x

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