Question 201720
 sue is now seven times as old as louise. in six years sue will be five time as old as louise. find the present age of each one.
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NOW DATA:
Let louise be x yrs. old
Then sue is 7x yrs. old
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Six years from now DATA:
louise will be x+6 yrs. old
sue will be 7x+6 yrs. old
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Equation based on 6 yrs from now data:
sue = 5(louise)
7x+6 = 5(x+6)
7x+6 = 5x+30
2x = 24
x = 12 (louise's age NOW)
7x = 84(sue's age NOW)
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Cheers,
Stan H.