SOLUTION: Gorge is 4 times as old as Henry in 3 years the sum of their ages will be 86 how old is Henry

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Question 1158150: Gorge is 4 times as old as Henry in 3 years the sum of their ages will be 86 how old is Henry

Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, MathTherapy:
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let Henry's age =
= Gorge's age
= Henry's age in 3 yrs
= Gorge's age in 3 yrs
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given:




Henry is 16
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check:


and



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Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Gorge is 4 times as old as Henry in 3 years the sum of their ages will be 86 how old is Henry

In 3 years, their ages sum to 86, so now the ages sum to 86 - 2(3), or 80
Let Henry's age be H

Then Gorge, or is it George, is 4H

We then get: H + 4H = 80

5H = 80

Henry or  

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