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Popular Word Problems >

Agyapong is three times as old as Musa. three years ago he was four times as old as Musa. how old is each boy now.

Solution

A g y a p o n g i s t h ree t im es a s o l d a s M u s a . t h ree ye a rs a g o h e w a s f o u r t im es a s o l d a s M u s a . h o w o l d i s e a c h b oy n o w .

Solution

Musa^{'} s age is : 9

Agyapong^{'} s age is : 27

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

3 x - 3 = 4 (x - 3)

Solve for

x, 3 x - 3 = 4 (x - 3) : x = 9

Find age

Musa^{'} s age is : 9

Agyapong^{'} s age is : 27

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