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The age of Oscar is 1/3of his sister .after 12 years his age will be half that of his sister. What is Oscar's current age

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Answer:

Let's denote:

Age of Oscar : x

Age of Oscar's sister : y

Then, we have:

3x = y(1)

2(x + 12) = y + 12(2)

Substitute y from (1) into (2), then:

=> 2(x + 12) = 3x + 12

=> 2x + 24 = 3x + 12

=> x = 24 - 12

=> x = 12

=> Oscar's current age: 12

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