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Ten years ago, Jenny was half the age of Peter. If the sum of their ages now is 50, how old is Peter now? Options 40 years 30 years 25 years 35 years

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Let's denote Jenny's current age as J J and Peter's current age as P P .

  1. According to the problem, ten years ago, Jenny was half the age of Peter. This can be written as: J−10=12(P−10) J - 10 = \frac{1}{2}(P - 10)

  2. The problem also states that the sum of their current ages is 50:
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