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Puzzle of the Day

These puzzles are also printed in Eight days a week, a booklet published by the Association of Teachers of Mathematics.

Once whilst they were growing up a girl's age in years was five times her brother's age, later it was four times then three times his age. Now her age is twice his age. How old are they both now?

Answer: 12 and 24