SOLUTION: Will is twice Vanessa's age. 14 years ago, he was 4 times older than Vanessa. FInd their present ages.
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Question 1168565: Will is twice Vanessa's age. 14 years ago, he was 4 times older than Vanessa. FInd their present ages.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y Will
x Vanessa
Simple arithmetic or algebra;
Vanessa is 21 and Will is 42.
(Not exactly. Problem solved was as if "as old as", so a different problem was solved than the one given.)
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The problem given AS WRITTEN would go more like
and would make for ; would that be the kind of result you want?
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