Question

bess is 12 years older than kim.in 8 years time,their total age will be 48 years.how old is kim now.

Answer 1

bess is 12 years older than kim.in 8 years time,their total age will be 48 years.how old is kim now.

b = k + 12
(b + 8) + (k + 8) = 48
(k + 12 + 8) + (k + 8) = 48
2k + 12 + 8 + 8 = 48
2k + 28 = 48
2k = 48 - 28
2k = 20
k = 20 / 2
k = 10

Kim is 10 years old, Bess is 22 years old.
In eight years, Kim will be 18 years old and Bess will be 30 years old.
18 + 30 = 48