SOLUTION: Terri's age is 5 times Becki's age. The sum of their ages is 42. Find their ages.

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Question 386763: Terri's age is 5 times Becki's age. The sum of their ages is 42. Find their ages.
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Terri's age is 5 times Becki's age. The sum of their ages is 42. Find their ages.
Becki's age = x
Terri's age =5x
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sum = 6x
6x=42
/6
x=7 becki's age
Terri = 5x = 35 years
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