SOLUTION: An oriental rug is 52 years old and a persian rug is 16 years old. How many years ago was the oriental rug four times as old as persian rug
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Question 1051809: An oriental rug is 52 years old and a persian rug is 16 years old. How many years ago was the oriental rug four times as old as persian rug
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An oriental rug is 52 years old and a Persian rug is 16 years old.
How many years ago was the oriental rug four times as old as Persian rug
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let y = no. of years for this to be true
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A simple equation
52 - y = 4(16 - y)
52 - y = 64 - 4y
-y + 4y = 64 - 52
3y = 12
y = 12/3
y = 4 yrs ago
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