Jenny is 34 years old Two years ago she was twice as old as

Jenny is 34 years old. Two years ago she was twice as old as her cousin. How old is her cousin now?

A. 15

B. 17

C. 18

D. 21

Solution

C. Two years ago Jenny was 32 years old. She was twice the age of her cousin. Set this up as an equation.

2c = 32.

Solve for c.

c = 16

Since we want the cousin’s age now, which is two years later, it would be 18 (16 + 2).