SOLUTION: Kirsten's dad is 4 times older than she is today. The sum of their ages is 95. Find the age of Kirsten and her father?

Question 1166814: Kirsten's dad is 4 times older than she is today. The sum of their ages is 95. Find the age of Kirsten and her father?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Kirsten's dad is 4 times older than she is today.
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k, Kirsten
k+4k=5k, her Dad

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The sum of their ages is 95.
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------------This may be fine, if the expected results are to be to the nearest month, but if you expect whole number value results in years, then the problem description is written incorrectly.
Answer by ikleyn(52776) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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This figure of speech " 4 times older than . . . " does not work (and is PROHIBITED) in Math problems in English.

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