SOLUTION: Carols father was 24 years old when carol was born now he is four times as old as carol how old is carol and her father

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Question 1129372: Carols father was 24 years old when carol was born now he is four times as old as carol how old is carol and her father
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +a+ = Carol's age now
Let +b+ = Carol's father's age now
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(1) +b+=+4a+
(2) +b+-+a+=+24+
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(2) +4a+-+a+=+24+
(2) +3a+=+24+
(2) +a+=+8+
and
+b+=+4%2A8+
+b+=+32+
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Carol is 8
Her father is 32
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check:
(2) +32+-+8+=+24+
(2) +24+=+24+
OK