Question: Two years ago, Jared was twice as old as Tom. If Tom will be 30 in five years, how old is Jared now?
Solution:
Tom will be 30 in 5 years so now he is 30-5 = 25
2 years ago Tom was 25-2 = 23
At that time, Jared was twice as old as Tom so Jared was 23*2 = 46
Two years have since passed so Jared is now 46+2 = 48
Answer: 48