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Question 397562: If someone could help I would appreciate it . I started but not sure if I have it down right if someone could let me know if I do or not. Thank you
The Michigan plant of Titan Industires is four times as old as the Ohio plant. If the diffrence in the ages of the two plants is 9 years, what is the age of each?
I put down: 2-4x=9
x=2.75
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Hi

Michigan plant of Titan Industires is four times as old as the Ohio plant

Let x and 4x represent ages of the Ohio and Michigan Plant respectively

Question states***

 4x - x = 9

solving for x

  3x = 9

   x = 3, age of the Michigan Plant.  Ohio Plant is 12 years old



CHECKING our Answer**

  12 - 3 = 9