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Question 1107549: horses age more rapidly than humans supposed that the horses age and human age very directly and supposed to a five-year-old horses equivalent to a 15 year old human find the equivalent human age for a horse who has lived 16 years
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horses age more rapidly than humans supposed that the horses age and human age very directly and supposed to a five-year-old horses equivalent to a 15 year old human find the equivalent human age for a horse who has lived 16 years
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Since they are directly related,
human = k*horse
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Solve for "k"
15 = k*5
k = 3
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Equation::
human = 3*horse
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Your problem::
human = 3*16 = 48 years
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Cheers,
Stan H.