Question 743135: Laura is 4 times older than Thomas. If Laura is 24, how old is Thomas? Found 2 solutions by checkley79, Alan3354:Answer by checkley79(3341) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Laura is 4 times older than Thomas. If Laura is 24, how old is Thomas?
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4 times older = 5 times as old.
24/5 = 4.8 years
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Thomas is some age.
4 times his age is 400% of his age.
An increase of 400% means adding 4 times his age to his age = 5 times his age.
4 times older is not the same as 4 times as old.
People who teach math and write math books should know the difference.
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