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  • 11-11-2018
  • Mathematics
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Pamela's age is three times Jiri's age. The sum of their ages is 20 . What is Jiri's age?

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remotecontrolbrain
remotecontrolbrain remotecontrolbrain
  • 11-11-2018

Answer: Jiří is 5 years old.

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Let x denote Jiří's age in years. Then Pamela's age is 3x. Their sum is x + 3x = 20. So we solve for x:

x + 3x = 20

4x = 20

x = 5

Jiří's age is 5 years

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mistyfair mistyfair
  • 11-11-2018

Pamelas age is 5 x 3 = 15, So Juri age is 5

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