SOLUTION: corazon is 48 years older than her grandson carl. four years ago,corazon was five times as old as carl

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Question 1185221: corazon is 48 years older than her grandson carl. four years ago,corazon was five times as old as carl
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, greenestamps:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Corazon, c+48
Carl, c

The description,
%28c%2B48%29-4=5%28c-4%29
So you can just solve for carl's age now, c.
If that is what you want.

c%2B44=5c-20
44%2B20=4c
4c=64
c=%284%2A2%2A8%29%2F4
highlight%28c=16%29

Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Here is a different way of setting up the problem for solving....

We are told that Corazon was 5 times as old as Carl 4 years ago. So let their ages 4 years ago be 5x and x.

The difference between their ages is 5x-x=4x; but the difference in their ages (then, and always) is 48 years, so

4x=48
x=12

Their ages 4 years ago were x=12 and 5x=60.

But I don't know where you want me to go from there, because your post does not contain a question....