SOLUTION: carrie is three times older than julio. if the sum of their age is 48, how old is julio.

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Question 1140659: carrie is three times older than julio. if the sum of their age is 48, how old is julio.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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Carrie is j+3j now, j being Julio's age.

%28j%2B3j%29%2Bj=48
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If the wording were, "... is three times as old as", then the result would be neater value.