SOLUTION: ronald is 3 times as old as george. henry is 1/3 as old as george. therefore, ronald is how many times as old as henry?

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Question 1026446: ronald is 3 times as old as george. henry is 1/3 as old as george. therefore, ronald is how many times as old as henry?
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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ronald = 3(george)
henry = (george)/3 ==> george = 3(henry)
==> ronald = 3(3(henry)) = 9(henry)
Thus Ronald is 9 times as old as Henry.