SOLUTION: Devonte is 84 years younger than Ashton. 4 years ago, Ashton's age was 4 times Devonte's age. How old is Devonte now?

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Question 1126103: Devonte is 84 years younger than Ashton. 4 years ago, Ashton's age was 4 times Devonte's age. How old is Devonte now?
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Devonte is 84 years younger than Ashton.

Ashton=Devonte+%2B84....eq.1

if 4 years ago, Ashton's age was 4 times Devonte's age, we have
+Ashton-4=4%2A%28Devonte-4%29
+Ashton=4%28Devonte-4%29%2B4
+Ashton=4Devonte-16%2B4
+Ashton=4Devonte-12....eq.2

from eq.1 and eq.2 we have
Devonte+%2B84=4Devonte-12
12+%2B84=4Devonte-Devonte
96=3Devonte
Devonte=96%2F3
Devonte=32

Devonte is 32 years old now