A few days ago
carissa d

Jan is twice as old as her sister Betty, but half of Joe’s age. Betty just got married. How old is Joe most li

Jan is twice as old as her sister Betty, but half of Joe’s age. Betty just got married. How old is Joe most li

Top 3 Answers
A few days ago
MsMath

Favorite Answer

Not enough information.

Here’s one case: Betty is 20. Then Jan is 2(2) = 40.

Jan is half of Joe’s age, so he must be 80.

In general, if x = Betty’s age, then 2x = Jan’s age, and 4x = Joe’s age.

1

A few days ago
ruth4526
I figure Jan is 36, Betty is 18 and Joe is 72
1

4 years ago
mary
I often end up submitting the same question on other sites
0