SOLUTION: billys age is three times Tim's age. The sum of their ages is 92. What is Tim's age?
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Question 760789: billys age is three times Tim's age. The sum of their ages is 92. What is Tim's age?
Answer by ramkikk66(644) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let Tim's age be x.
Then Billy's age is (3*x) - as given in the problem.
Sum of the ages = is 92
Adding on the left side,
Dividing both sides by 4 to get x
Tim's age is and Billy's age is
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