SOLUTION: Three years ago, Max's age was one-fourth Betty's age (b). Write an expression to show max' safe today.

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Question 1022654: Three years ago, Max's age was one-fourth Betty's age (b). Write an expression to show max' safe today.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Three years ago, Max's age was one-fourth Betty's age (b). Write an expression to show max' age today.
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Equations:
m-3 = (1/4)b
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Ans: m = (1/4)b + 3
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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