Question

s'ams mother is twice as old as sam in 12 years sam will be as old as his mother was 12 years ago how old are sam and his mother now? sam is?years old his mother is ? years old

Answer 1

Sam is 24 and his mom is 48

Explanation:

Answer 2

Sam is 24 years old and his mother is 48 years old.

Explanation:

Equations

Let's call

x = Sam's current age

Since Sam's mother is twice as old as Sam:

2x = Sam's mother current age

x + 12 = Sam's age in 12 years

2x - 12 = Sam's mother age 12 years ago

These two last expressions are equal:

x + 12 = 2x - 12

Subtracting x and adding 12:

x = 24

2x = 48

Sam is 24 years old and his mother is 48 years old.