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Question 970957: Norman is 2 years older than Rita. In 5 years’ time, Rita will be 4 times as old as Norman was 3 years ago. How old is Rita now?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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n and r ages now.
system%28n=r%2B2%2C%28r%2B5%29=4%28n-3%29%29

r%2B5=4%28r%2B2-3%29
r%2B5=4%28r-1%29
r%2B5=4r-4
5%2B4=r
highlight%28r=9%29

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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Norman is 2 years older than Rita. In 5 years’ time, Rita will be 4 times as old as Norman was 3 years ago. How old is Rita now?
Rita is highlight_green%283%29 years-old