SOLUTION: Cherry is 30 years old, while her daughter kaye is 3 years old. When will she be 4 times as old as her daughter?
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Question 271877: Cherry is 30 years old, while her daughter kaye is 3 years old. When will she be 4 times as old as her daughter?
could you please answer my question? thank you. Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Cherry is 30 years old, while her daughter kaye is 3 years old.
When will she be 4 times as old as her daughter?
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Let y = no. of years for this to be true
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Cherry + y = 4 times Kaye + y
30 + y = 4(3 + y)
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30 + y = 12 + 4y
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30 - 12 = 4y - y
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18 = 3y
y =
y = 6 years
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See if this is true
Cherry will be 36, and Kaye will be 9; (4*9 = 36)
