SOLUTION: Please solve. Alvin is 4 years older than Simon. Theodore is 5 times as old as Simon. The sum of all their ages is 64. How old is Simon?
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Question 732898: Please solve. Alvin is 4 years older than Simon. Theodore is 5 times as old as Simon. The sum of all their ages is 64. How old is Simon?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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By substitution,
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Simon is 8 yrs 6 mos 25 days approximately
check:
close enough
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