Puzzle 65 - Solution

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 The quiz was 

Terry is half as old as Alice was when Alice was 5 years old than Terry is now. What is Terry's age now?

Solution:

 alice then = terry+5
terry = alice then /2 = (terry+5)/2 
2 terry = terry+5
terry = 5.

 

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