SOLUTION: The Brooklyn Bridge was built 54 years before the Golden Gate Bridge. In 1983 the Golden Gate Bridge was 23/50 the age of the Brooklyn Bridge. What year was each bridge built?

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Question 280112: The Brooklyn Bridge was built 54 years before the Golden Gate Bridge. In 1983 the Golden Gate Bridge was 23/50 the age of the Brooklyn Bridge. What year was each bridge built?
Found 4 solutions by CharlesG2, richwmiller, stanbon, josmiceli:
Answer by CharlesG2(834)   (Show Source):
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The Brooklyn Bridge was built 54 years before the Golden Gate Bridge. In 1983 the Golden Gate Bridge was 23/50 the age of the Brooklyn Bridge. What year was each bridge built?
B = age Brooklyn Bridge
B - 54 = age Golden Gate Bridge
B - 54 = 23/50 * B
50B - 50*54 = 23B
27B = 50*54
27B = 2700
B = 100
1983 - 100 = 1883 for Brooklyn Bridge
1883 + 54 = 1937 Golden Gate Bridge

Answer by richwmiller(17219)   (Show Source):
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b-g=54
23/50*b=g
b-23b/50=54
b=100
BB was built in 1883
1883+54=g
1937=g
GGB was built in 1937

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
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The Brooklyn Bridge was built 54 years before the Golden Gate Bridge. In 1983 the Golden Gate Bridge was 23/50 the age of the Brooklyn Bridge. What year was each bridge built?
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1983 Equations:
G = B+54.
G = (23/50)B
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1983 Equation:
B+54 = (23/50)B
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(27/50)B = -54
B = -100
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1983 Solutions:
G = -100 + 54
G = -46
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Brooklyn Bridge built in 1983-100 = 1883
Golden Gate built in 1983-46 = 1937
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Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source):
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Let = the year the Brooklyn Bridge was built
Then = the year the Golden Gate was built
given:

the Brooklyn Bridge was built in 1883
the Golden Gate Bridge was built in 1937
check answer:

OK