- Sat Jun 07, 2008 10:07 am
#345559
Try this puzzle, and see if you can solve it!!
When Fred is twice as old as Joe will be when Steve is one-and-a-half times as old as Joe was when Steve was a third as old as Fred was when Joe was as old as Steve is now, Joe will be two-thirds as old as Fred is now. When Joe is twice his present age, Fred will be four times as old as Steve is now.
We have taken ages in complete years, and one of the three is in his teens. How old is Fred?
When Fred is twice as old as Joe will be when Steve is one-and-a-half times as old as Joe was when Steve was a third as old as Fred was when Joe was as old as Steve is now, Joe will be two-thirds as old as Fred is now. When Joe is twice his present age, Fred will be four times as old as Steve is now.
We have taken ages in complete years, and one of the three is in his teens. How old is Fred?
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