Carlos is 25 years younger than Jessica.

Question

Carlos is 25 years younger than Jessica. 9 years ago, Jessica's age was 2 times Carlos's age. How old is Carlos now?

Answer 1

Let x = Jessica's age now

Then, Carlos' age now is x - 25

So, Jessica's age 9 years ago was x - 9 and Carlos' age 9 years ago was x - 34

x - 9 = 2(x - 34)

x - 9 = 2x - 68

-x = - 59

x = 59

Jessica is 59 and Carlos is 34.

Answer 2

c-25=j

j=2c-9

c-25=2c-9

-16=c