UKMT Cayley Olympiad, 2019

Algebra Difficulty 2.0 Junior Prove it United Kingdom

Each of Alice and Beatrice has their birthday on the same day. In 8 years' time, Alice will be twice as old as Beatrice. Ten years ago, the sum of their ages was 21. How old is Alice now?

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