Riddle

Four years ago, Alex was twice as old as Jake. Four years from now, Jake will be 3/4 of Alex's age. How old is Alex?

Choose an answer

A.16
B.20
C.8
D.12
Hint: It's a word with 0 letters, starting with "1".

Answer

12

Why this is the answer

Solving the two age equations together shows Jake is currently 8 and Alex is currently 12.

This riddle is filed under Math Riddles and rated Hard.

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