Question 1168381: Eugenie is now three times as old as Francoise. Eight years ago Eugenie was seven times older than Francoise. Find their present ages using the five step method: define variables, write words that describe the calculation or relationship of the variables, write an algebraic equation that find the solution, solve the equation and write the solution to the problem, check ur answer showing all work
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! e, Eugenie
f, Franciose
First sentence, 
Second sentence, 
Solve the system of the two equations. In case you find unusual nonwhole values, recheck your problem description carefully.
Answer by ikleyn(52781)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! .
When a problem uses such phrases as
"X was seven times older than Y"
then the probability is great enough that this problem is a FAKE and the solution will lead to crash.
Such form is not recommended to use in Math problems in English.
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