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Question 1061325: larry is one-third as old as jane. the sum of their age is 132. how old is larry?
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132/4=33yrs larry

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larry is one-third as old as jane. the sum of their age is 132. how old is larry?
Let Larry's age be L

Then Jane's is: 3L

We the get: L + 3L = 132

4L = 132

L, or Larry is: highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C4%2C+132%2F4%2C+or%2C+33%2C+years-old%29%29