SOLUTION: Aunt Dot is 7 times as old as kay. The sum of their age is 40 how old is each person

SOLUTION: Aunt Dot is 7 times as old as kay. The sum of their age is 40 how old is each person

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Question 1059620: Aunt Dot is 7 times as old as kay. The sum of their age is 40 how old is each person
Answer by ikleyn(52788) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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7x + x = 40,

8x = 40,

x = 5.

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