SOLUTION: Gorge is 4 times as old as Henry in 3 years the sum of their ages will be 86 how old is Henry

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Question 1158150: Gorge is 4 times as old as Henry in 3 years the sum of their ages will be 86 how old is Henry

Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, MathTherapy:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
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Let Henry's age =
= Gorge's age
= Henry's age in 3 yrs
= Gorge's age in 3 yrs
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given:

Henry is 16
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check:

and

OK

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source):
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Gorge is 4 times as old as Henry in 3 years the sum of their ages will be 86 how old is Henry

In 3 years, their ages sum to 86, so now the ages sum to 86 - 2(3), or 80

Let Henry's age be H
Then Gorge, or is it George, is 4H
We then get: H + 4H = 80
5H = 80
Henry or