Julia is as old as John will be when Julia is twice as old as John was when

Julia's age was half...

Question:
Julia is as old as John will be when Julia is twice as old as John was when Julia's age was half the
sum of their present ages. John is as old as Julia was when John was half the age he will
be 10 years10 years from now. How old are John and Julia?
Word Problems:
Word problems are very frequent in algebra. Most problems will just need the basic algebraic
functions but the major concern is while framing equations from the words. We have to read
the question carefully to frame a proper equation so that we can get our result.
Answer and Explanation: 1
We have to find the ages of John and Julia.
Let Julia's present age be x.x.
And John's present age be y.y.
Then, half of sum of their present ages = x+y2x+y2
So, Julia's age was half the sum of their present ages the following years ago:
x−x+y2=0.5x−0.5yx−x+y2=0.5x−0.5y
At that moment, John's age was:
y−(0.5x−0.5y)=1.5y−0.5xy−(0.5x−0.5y)=1.5y−0.5x
So, twice that age is: 3y−x3y−x
We are given that Julia's age will be twice that age in the following years:
(3y−x)−x=3y−2x(3y−x)−x=3y−2x
At that moment, John will be:
y+(3y−2x)=4y−2xy+(3y−2x)=4y−2x
And we are given that this is Julia's age, Hence:
x=4y−2x→3x=4y→x=43yx=4y−2x→3x=4y→x=43y
In the other sentence, we age given that "John is as old as Julia was when John was half the age
he will be 10 years from now".
10 years from now, John will be:
y+10y+10
Half that age is: y+102=0.5y+5y+102=0.5y+5
John was that age, the following number of years ago:
y−(0.5y+5)=0.5y−5y−(0.5y+5)=0.5y−5
At that time, Julia was, the following number of years old:
x−(0.5y−5)=x−0.5y+5x−(0.5y−5)=x−0.5y+5
And that is John's current age, so:
y=x−0.5y+5x=1.5y−5y=x−0.5y+5x=1.5y−5
Now, we have got two equations, we can solve these two by equating them because the LHS is
the same:
1.5y−5=43y(32−43)y=59−86y=516y=5y=301.5y−5=43y(32−43)y=59−86y=516y=5y=30
Also, we know x=1.5y−5=1.5∗30−5=40x=1.5y−5=1.5∗30−5=40
Hence, Julia is 40 years old while John is 30 years old.