SOLUTION: Vicky is now 4 times as old as Cristy. five years ago,the sum of their ages was 45. how old are they now

Question 101257: Vicky is now 4 times as old as Cristy. five years ago,the sum of their ages was 45. how old are they now
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Vicky is now 4 times as old as Cristy. five years ago,the sum of their ages was 45. how old are they now
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NOW DATA:
Let Cristy be "x" yrs. old
Then Vicky is "4x" yrs. old
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5 yrs ago DATA:
Christy was "x-5"
Vicky was "4x-5"
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EQUATION:
(x-5)+(4x-5)=45
5x-10=45
5x = 55
x = 11 (Christy's age NOW)
4x= 44 (Vicky's age NOW)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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