SOLUTION: Caridad is six years older than her sister. Four years ago she was 4 times as old as her sister. how old Caridad.

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Answer by ptaylor(2198) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x=Caridad's sister's age now
Then x+6=Caridad's age now
And(x+6)-4=Caridad's age 4 years ago
x-4 =Caridad's sister's age 4 years ago
Now we are told that:
(x+6)-4=4(x-4) get rid of parens
x+6-4=4x-16 simplifying
x+2=4x-16 subtract 2 and also 4x from both sides
x+2-2-4x=4x-4x-2-16 collect like terms
-3x=-18 divide both sides by -3
x=6 -----------------Caridad's sister's age now
x+6=6+6=12-------------------------------Caridad's age now--ans
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Caridad is 6 years older than her sister
12=6+6
12=12
And
6-4=12-4
2*4=8
8=8

Hope this helps----ptaylor