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Question 1048759: six years ago elliot was half as old as george. 6 years from now elliot will be four-fifths as old as george. how old are they now?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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ASSIGN VARIABLES TO EACH PERSON
Elliot, e
George, g
which are their current ages


SETUP EQUATIONS
Translate literally from description into equations:
system%28e-6=g%2F2%2Ce%2B6=%284%2F5%29%28g%2B6%29%29


SOLVE SYSTEM
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Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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six years ago elliot was half as old as george. 6 years from now elliot will be four-fifths as old as george. how old are they now?