SOLUTION: If I have been working at my job for 1/4 of my life, how long will it be until I had been working in my job for 1/3 of my life? I think the answer is 1/8th of my life more but I

Question 353889: If I have been working at my job for 1/4 of my life, how long will it be until I had been working in my job for 1/3 of my life?
I think the answer is 1/8th of my life more but I can figure out how I got this answer other than guess and check. Could you help me? Thank you
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I would set this problem up like this:
Solve for x. Add the fractions on the left side. The common denominator is 4x.
Simplify.

The answer is: of the your life more.
Check:

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