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Question 1125349: Gabriel is 57 years old. Karla is 24 years old. How many years ago was Gabriel’s age 4 times Karla’s age?
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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Gabriel is 57 years old. Karla is 24 years old. How many years ago was Gabriel’s age 4 times Karla’s age?
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The age difference is 33 years.
At 4x, the difference is 3x.
What do you think?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Ages g and k for Gabriel and Karla

x years ago:
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How many years ago was Gabriel’s age 4 times Karla’s age?
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g-x=4%28k-x%29
57-x=4%2824-x%29--------Solve this equation for x.