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Question 1054932: Rachel is 4 times as old as james. Three years ago the sum of their ages was 29 years. How old is each now?
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Rachel is 4 times as old as james. Three years ago the sum of their ages was 29 years. How old is each now?
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Three years ago the sum of their ages was 29 years --> the sum now is 35 years.
4:1 --> 7 & 28