Question 354474: Ruth is twice as old as Pat. In 4 years Ruth will be three times as old as Pat was 3 years ago. How old is each now? Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Ruth is twice as old as Pat. In 4 years Ruth will be three times as old as Pat was 3 years ago. How old is each now?
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let Pat's age be x years
Ruth's age will be 2x
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after 4 years ruth will be 2x+4
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3 years ago pat was x-3 years
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2x+4=3(x-3)
2x+4=3x-9
2x-3x=-9-4
-x=-13
x= 13 years Pat's age.
Ruth's age = 2x = 26 years
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