Age Word Problems

Mary is four years older than Sue. Sue is n years old. If the sum of their ages is 16, how old is Mary? 

• 6 y/o
• 10 y/o
• 16 y/o
• 4 y/o

Laura is 4 times as old as her daughter. In 16 years, she will be only twice as old. What are their present ages? 

• Daughter - 8, Laura - 32 
• Daughter - 12, Laura - 48
• Daughter - 6, Laura - 24
• Daughter - 10, Laura - 40

Eric is ten years younger than Jason. In six years, Jason will be twice as old as Eric. What are their present ages? 

• Jason - 14 y/o, Eric - 4 y/o
• Jason - 4 y/o, Eric - 14 y/o
• Jason - 24 y/o, Eric - 14 y/o
• Jason - 14 y/o, Eric - 24 y/o

Elsa is 7 years younger than Thor. The sum of their ages is 35. How old are they?

• Elsa - 14 y/o, Thor - 21 y/o
• Elsa -21 y/o, Thor - 14 y/o
• Elsa - 7 y/o, Thor - 14 y/o
• Elsa - 14 y/o, Thor - 7 y/o

Abby is 6 years older than Jonathan. Six years ago, she was twice as old as he. How old are they now?

• Abby - 18 y/o, Jonathan - 12 y/o
• Abby - 12 y/o, Jonathan - 18 y/o
• Abby - 22 y/o, Jonathan - 16 y/o
• Abby - 16 y/o, Jonathan - 22 y/o

Carmen is 12 years older than David. Five years ago, the sum of their ages was 28. How old are they now? 

• Carmen - 25 y/o, David - 13 y/o
• Carmen - 13 y/o, David - 25 y/o
• Carmen - 24 y/o, David - 12 y/o
• Carmen - 12 y/o, David - 24 y/o

Jim is three times as old as his cousin and the difference of their ages is 18. How old is Jim?  

• 27 y/o
• 18 y/o
• 16 y/o
• 12 y/o