SOLUTION: Ms. Enigma said: "One third of my age plus 4 /5 of my age is the same as my age in 6 years." How old is Ms. Enigma now?

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Question 1125599: Ms. Enigma said: "One third of my age plus 4 /5 of my age is the same as my age in 6 years." How old is Ms. Enigma now?
Answer by ikleyn(52787)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.
 +  =  +  = .


It is   greater than 1;  hence,   are exactly  6 years.


Then  is 3 years;  hence,  Ms. Enigma is 45 years old now.

P.S.   ENIGMA was the name of the one of the first world computer at the end of fortieths of the last century,
which was build, in particular, to make calculations for the Manhattan project.



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