SOLUTION: Susan is one-fourth her grandmother's age. Half of Susan's age is the square root of her grandmother's age How old is Susan?

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Question 1157763: Susan is one-fourth her grandmother's age. Half of Susan's age is the square root of her grandmother's age How old is Susan?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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n susan
g grandmother

system%28n=%281%2F4%29g%2C%281%2F2%29n=sqrt%28g%29%29
That is literally what the description means (if using two variables).

n%2F2=sqrt%284n%29
n=4%2Asqrt%28n%29
n%5E2=16n
n%5E2-16n=0
highlight%28n=16%29