SOLUTION: If a girl is a quarter of her dads age and the girl is 10 how old is her dad

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Question 712795: If a girl is a quarter of her dads age and the girl is 10 how old is her dad
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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The girl is 10 and he's 1/4 her dad's age, so if x = her dad's age, then

(1/4)x = 10

x/4 = 10

x = 10*4

x = 40

So her dad is 40 years old.