SOLUTION: Felicia's mother is four times as old as felicia. In 16 years, her mother will be twice her age. How old is felicia now?

Question 993676: Felicia's mother is four times as old as felicia. In 16 years, her mother will be twice her age. How old is felicia now?

Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The key to doing these is to set up your variables NOW.
Let F be Felicia's age now.
Let M be the mother's age now.
Thus
M = 4F
In sixteen years
M + 16 = 2(F + 16)
Substituting 4F for M in the second equation gives
4F + 16 = 2F + 32
Simplifying
2F = 16
and
F = 8
RELATED QUESTIONS
Felicia is 23 years younger than her mother and 25 years younger than her father. How old (answered by greenestamps)

Gabriella is x years old. her sister, Felicia, is six years older than she is. their... (answered by josmiceli)

Ria's mother age is four times of her age now. in 20 years the mother will be twice as... (answered by sachi)

Mira�s mother is presently three times as old as Mira. In 11 years� time her mother will... (answered by Cromlix)

A mother is 7 times as old as her son. In 5 years time she will be 4 times her son's age. (answered by richwmiller)

A mother is three times as old as her daughter, in twelve years time she will be twice as (answered by josmiceli)

Hannah's mother is 4 times as old as Hannah. After 16 years, her mother will be 2 times... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)

A mother is four times as old as her daughter. In 20 years she will be twice as old as... (answered by josmiceli)

A mother is three times as old as her son. In 18 years time, she will be twice as old as... (answered by ikleyn,MathLover1,MathTherapy)