SOLUTION: Tanner is three times as old as Rachel. The sum of their age is 160. How old are each of them?

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Question 1123143: Tanner is three times as old as Rachel. The sum of their age is 160. How old are each of them?
Answer by ikleyn(52788) About Me  (Show Source):
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Tanner + Rashel = 160.


3R      + R     = 160


4R = 160  ====>  R = 160/4 = 40.


Answer.  R is 40 years old.   T is 3*40 = 120 years old.