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Originally Posted by Latinandgreek
O.k. here goes:
Two sisters are talking about their ages:
"One year ago, I was exactly half as old as you" said the younger one.
The older sister replies: "Even one year from now, your age will be half my age. Here look, if we split the numbers into two parts, top and bottom, they both give your age in a year's time."
How old is the little sister?
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9 years old. Older one is 17. A year ago, 16 and younger one was 8 (half the age of the older one). A year from now, they will be 18 and 10. 18 split into two parts (by a horizontal line) looks like 10.