Question 157848: dawn is 15 years old today. this is 5 times as old as her sister eve was when dawn was the age that eve is today. how old is eve? Answer by midwood_trail(310) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Dawn is 15 years old today. This is 5 times as old as her sister Eve was when dawn was the age that eve is today. How old is Eve?
Dawn's age today is 15.
Eve's age today is x.
My question to you is:
What times 5 = 15?
OR Can you solve for x:
15 = 5x
15/5 = x
3 = x
Eve's age today is 3 years old.
Think about it this way:
15 is 5 times more than 3, right?
Got it?
Do you understand why Eve is 3 years old?
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