2000 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 1
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[hide]Problem
Aunt Anna is years old. Caitlin is years younger than Brianna, and Brianna is half as old as Aunt Anna. How old is Caitlin?
Solution
If Brianna is half as old as Aunt Anna, then Briana is years old, or years old.
If Caitlin is years younger than Briana, she is years old, or .
So, the answer is
Solution
Since Brianna is half of Aunt Anna's age this means that Brianna is years old. Now we just find Caitlin's age by doing . This makes or
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