Question 761652: Susan is 4 times as old as Paul and 1/2 times as old as Mary . What fractions of Paul's age is Mary ? Found 2 solutions by stanbon, lwsshak3:Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Susan is 4 times as old as Paul and 1/2 times as old as Mary . What fractions of Paul's age is Mary ?
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Equations:
s = 4p
s = (1/2)m
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(1/2)m = 4p
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m = 8p
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Mary is 8 times as old as Paul
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Paul is (1/8)th Mary's age
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! Susan is 4 times as old as Paul and 1/2 times as old as Mary . What fractions of Paul's age is Mary ?
let x=Mary's age
x/2=Susan's age
1/4*x/2=x/8= Paul's age
Mary's age/Paul's age=x/(x/8)=8
Mary is 8 times Paul's age.
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