SOLUTION: phylis is 3 times as old as her dog. If the sum of their ages is 42, how old is phylis and her dog?
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Question 1157652: phylis is 3 times as old as her dog. If the sum of their ages is 42, how old is phylis and her dog?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the dog's age =
= Phylis's age
given:
and
The dog is 10.5 yrs old
Phylis is 31.5 yrs old
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