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Popular Word Problems >

five years ago wendy was 5 times older than rod. in 8 years time wendy will be 3 times older than rod how old is wendy today

Solution

f i v e ye a rs a g o w e n d y w a s 5 t im es o l d er t han ro d . in 8 ye a rs t im e w e n d y w i ll b e 3 t im es o l d er t han ro d h o w o l d i s w e n d y t o d a y

Solution

Wendy^{'} s age is : 70

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

x - 5 = 5 (y - 5), x + 8 = 3 (y + 8)

x - 5 = 5 (y - 5), x + 8 = 3 (y + 8) : x = 70, y = 18

Wendy^{'} s age is : 70

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