SOLUTION: Holly is x years old. Her brother is 4 years older than holly. Her father is 3 times older than Holly. The sum of all their ages is 104. Wright and solve an equation to find Holly'

Question 1164548: Holly is x years old. Her brother is 4 years older than holly. Her father is 3 times older than Holly. The sum of all their ages is 104. Wright and solve an equation to find Holly's age.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Holly is x years old. Her brother is 4 years older than holly. Her father is 3 times older than Holly. The sum of all their ages is 104. Wright [sic] and solve an equation to find Holly's age.
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Holly = x
Brother = x+4
Father = x + 3x = 4x
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Sum = 6x+4 = 104
x = 50/3 years
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3 times older is not the same as "3 times as old"
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1 time older = x+x = 2x as old
2 times older = x+2x = 3x as old
etc
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