SOLUTION: Pamela is thrice as old as her sister Paula. The sum of their ages is 40. How old is each now?

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Question 1023307: Pamela is thrice as old as her sister Paula.
The sum of their ages is 40. How old is each now?
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Answer. 10 years and 30 years.

Solution

x + 3x = 40,

4x = 40,

x = 10.