SOLUTION: George is 4 times dorothy's age. if George is 56, how old is Dorothy

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Question 1037431: George is 4 times dorothy's age. if George is 56, how old is Dorothy
Found 3 solutions by 428225, thesvw, Vixiachase:
Answer by 428225(90) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let Dorothy's age = x.

We know that George is 4 times older than Dorothy, therefore let George's age = 4x

Now, we can solve for Dorothy's age

4x = 56 (Divide by 4)

x = 14

Therefore, Dorothy is 14 years old.


Answer by thesvw(77) About Me  (Show Source):
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If Dorothy age A.
4A = 56
A = 14

Answer by Vixiachase(22) About Me  (Show Source):