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Got a total mental block trying to help my granddaughter revise for a maths exam. how do you work this out, all help gratefully accepted
Sarah is younger than Stev
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Got a total mental block trying to help my granddaughter revise for a maths exam. how do you work this out, all help gratefully accepted
Sarah is younger than Stev
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Question 966220: Hello folks,
Got a total mental block trying to help my granddaughter revise for a maths exam. how do you work this out, all help gratefully accepted
Sarah is younger than Steve by 4 yrs if their ages are in the respect ratio of 7:9 how old is Sarah? Answer by Murthy(22) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x be the age of Steve in years
then Sara will be (x-4) yrs old
Given,
(x-4)/x=7/9
therefore,
9x-36=7x
x=18 years
Steve is 18 years and Sara is 14 years old
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