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Millie is four times as old as Marty. The sum of their ages is 65 years. Find how old the people are.

Solution

M i ll i e i s f o u r t im es a s o l d a s M a r t y . T h e s u m o f t h e i r a g es i s 65 ye a rs . F in d h o w o l d t h e p eo pl e a re .

Solution

Marty^{'} s age is : 13

Millie^{'} s age is : 52

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

4 x + x = 65

Solve for

x, 4 x + x = 65 : x = 13

Find age

Marty^{'} s age is : 13

Millie^{'} s age is : 52

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