SOLUTION: gregs age is 18 which is 6 less than 4 times bills age.How old is bill

Question 506682: gregs age is 18 which is 6 less than 4 times bills age.How old is bill
Found 2 solutions by jennywecas, MathTherapy:
Answer by jennywecas(28) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
g=greg
b=bill
g=18
b=4g-6
b=4(18)-6
b=72-6
b=66
Bill is 66 years old
Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let Bill�s age be B
Then we can say that Greg�s age = 4B � 6, and since Greg is 18, we get:
18 = 4B � 6
18 + 6 = 4B
24 = 4B
B, or Bill is or years-old

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18 = 4(6) � 6
18 = 24 � 6
18 = 18 (TRUE)

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