Christopher is 20 years younger than Ishaan. Ishaan and Christopher first met two years ago. Fourteen years ago, Ishaan was 3 ti

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Anon25 [30]

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Christopher is 20 years younger than Ishaan. Ishaan and Christopher first met two years ago. Fourteen years ago, Ishaan was 3 ti

mes as old as Christopher.
How old is Christopher now?

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2 answers:

olga55 [171] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-23T12:05:54+03:00

olga55 [171]3 years ago

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<span>Two years ago, Ishaan was 42 and Christopher was 22.

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aliina [53] · Answer 2 · 2021-12-23T09:36:10+03:00

aliina [53]3 years ago

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Present: Ishaan = Christopher + 20 - Equation 11 years back: Ishaan-14 = 3(Christopher-14) - Equation 2 Solve above equations: I = 3c-42+14I = 3c-24I = c+20 2c-44 = 0 Christopher = 22 then from Equation 1Ishaan = 22 + 20 = 42