SOLUTION: A movie star, unwilling to give his age, posed the
following riddle to a gossip columnist: “Seven years ago, I
was eleven times as old as my daughter. Now I am four times
as old
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following riddle to a gossip columnist: “Seven years ago, I
was eleven times as old as my daughter. Now I am four times
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Question 1118198: A movie star, unwilling to give his age, posed the
following riddle to a gossip columnist: “Seven years ago, I
was eleven times as old as my daughter. Now I am four times
as old as she is.” How old is the movie star?
Please, and recommend me a book of that kind of problems, thanks! Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source):
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A movie star, unwilling to give his age, posed the
following riddle to a gossip columnist: “Seven years ago, I
was eleven times as old as my daughter. Now I am four times
as old as she is.” How old is the movie star?
Please, and recommend me a book of that kind of problems, thanks!
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y, Movie Star
x, Daughter
The literal description:
--------daughter's age now
- --------movie star's age now
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Age Word description problems such as these can be found in both old and in new Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 textbooks. How old the book will usually not matter.
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