SOLUTION: Elizabeth is five-sixths the age of her sister Nancy. If Elizabeth is ten years old, how old is Nancy? Write an equation to calculate Nancy's age.
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Question 1084465: Elizabeth is five-sixths the age of her sister Nancy. If Elizabeth is ten years old, how old is Nancy? Write an equation to calculate Nancy's age.
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Eliz=10 and 10 is (5/6) of 10*(6/5), or 60/5 or 12.
her sister's age is x
10 = (5/6)x
multiply both sides by the reciprocal of 5/6 or 6/5
x=12 years
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