SOLUTION: When 48 is subtracted from four times Abrams age,the result is Avrams age.How old is Abram?

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Question 934788: When 48 is subtracted from four times Abrams age,the result is Avrams age.How old is Abram?
Answer by onlyjababr(1)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let,abrams age x
4 times of his age = 4x,
as per condition,
4x-48=x
or, 3x=48
or, x=16

so, abrams age 16,

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