SOLUTION: Tom is 6 times as old as Todd. In 5 years Tom's age will be 1 year more than 4 times as old as Todd. How old is Tom?

Question 103835: Tom is 6 times as old as Todd. In 5 years Tom's age will be 1 year more than 4 times as old as Todd. How old is Tom?
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, MathLover1:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Tom is 6 times as old as Todd. In 5 years Tom's age will be 1 year more than 4 times as old as Todd. How old is Tom?
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NOW DATA:
Let Todd be "x" yrs old ; Tom is 6x yrs old
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5 yrs from NOW DATA:
Todd will be x+5 : Tom will be 6x+5
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EQUATION:
6x+5 = 4(x+5)+1
6x+5 = 4x+21
2x = 16
x = 8 yrs old (Todd's age NOW)
6x = 48 yrs old (Tom's age NOW)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let Tom be years old, and Todd years old
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In years

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Todd is years old now

Tom is years old now or
Check:
In years Tom will be years old, and Todd years old, so
Since

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