SOLUTION: Age Practice Problem Jesse is 83 years old. Rosa is 32 years old. How many years ago was Jesse's age 4 times Rosa's age?

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Question 1175132: Age Practice Problem
Jesse is 83 years old. Rosa is 32 years old. How many years ago was Jesse's age 4 times Rosa's age?

Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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let Jesse ‘s age be J and Rosa's age R
given that
J=83 now
R=32
How many years ago was Jesse's age 4 times Rosa's age?
let the number of years be x
J-x=4%28R-x%29....substitute given values
83-x=4%2832-x%29
83-x=128-4x
4x-x=128-83
3x=45
x=45%2F3
x=15
answer:
15 years ago Jesse's age 4 was times Rosa's age