Question 421458
"George is 6 times as old as Bobby. The sum of their ages is 98. How old is each now?"


x = Bobby
6x = George {George is six times as old as Bobby}

x + 6x = 98 {sum of ages is 98}
7x = 98 {combined like terms}
x = 14 {divided both sides by 7}
6x = 84 {substituted 14, in for x, into 6x}


Bobby is 14 and George is 84
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