SOLUTION: When Dante and Cora were married, Cora was four years younger than Dante. How old was Dante on his wedding day if twelve years before his wedding he was twelve years older than one

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Question 516948: When Dante and Cora were married, Cora was four years younger than Dante. How old was Dante on his wedding day if twelve years before his wedding he was twelve years older than one-fifth Cora's age was then?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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when they married Dante = x
cora = x-4
Dante 12 years before wedding = x-12
coras age 12 years before wedding = x-4-12=>x-16
x-12 = 1/5(x-16)+12
multiply equation by 5
5(x-12)=(x-16)+60
5x-60=x-16+60
5x-x=60+60-16
4x=104
x=104/4
x=26 years
Dante on his wedding day = 26 years
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