SOLUTION: larry is one-third as old as jane. the sum of their age is 132. how old is larry?

Question 1061325: larry is one-third as old as jane. the sum of their age is 132. how old is larry?

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Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
132/4=33yrs larry
Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

larry is one-third as old as jane. the sum of their age is 132. how old is larry?

Let Larry's age be L
Then Jane's is: 3L
We the get: L + 3L = 132
4L = 132
L, or Larry is:
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