When asked how old she was, Beth replied “In two years I will be twice as old as I was five years ago”. How old is she?
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Solution by logic: from 5 years ago to 2 years in the future is a total of 7 years. So it takes 7 years to become twice as old. Thus she was 7 and turned 14 in 7 years. The current year is 2 years before she turned 14, so she is 12 years old.