SOLUTION: then he told me that one fourth of how old he will be in four years is the same of one sixth of how old he is actually plus six years

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Question 1072235: then he told me that one fourth of how old he will be in four years is the same of one sixth of how old he is actually plus six years
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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n, age "he" actually is.
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one fourth of how old he will be in four years is the same of one sixth of how old he is actually plus six years
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Slightly ambiguous after the "is" part.


%28n%2B4%29%2F4=n%2F6%2B6
3%28n%2B4%29=2n%2B72
3n%2B12=2n%2B72
n=72-12
n=60