<PRE><B>Question 280112</B>
The Brooklyn Bridge was built 54 years before the Golden Gate Bridge. In 1983 the Golden Gate Bridge was 23/50 the age of the Brooklyn Bridge. What year was each bridge built?
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1983 Equations:
G = B+54.
G = (23/50)B
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1983 Equation:
B+54 = (23/50)B
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(27/50)B = -54
B = -100
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1983 Solutions:
G = -100 + 54
G = -46
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Brooklyn Bridge built in 1983-100 = 1883
Golden Gate built in 1983-46 = 1937
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Cheers,
Stan H.</PRE>