SOLUTION: Four years ago, Tom's age was 3/4 of the age he will be in 6 years. How old is he now? The equation I tried was x - 4 = (3/4) (x + 6). I know the parentheses means multiplicatio

Question 809141: Four years ago, Tom's age was 3/4 of the age he will be in 6 years. How old is he now?
The equation I tried was x - 4 = (3/4) (x + 6). I know the parentheses means multiplication, I just have never seen fractions inside them.
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(t - 4) = 3/4(t + 6)
t - 4 = (3/4)t + 18/4
t - (3/4)t = 18/4 + 16/4
(4/4)t - (3/4)t = 34/4
(1/4)t = 34/4
Answer:
t = 34
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