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Ben is 4 times as old as Izzy and is also 6 years older than Izzy. How old is Izzy

 Mar 18, 2020
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Let  Izzy's age  =   A

 

So...Ben's  age  =  4A

 

And also   ...   A + 6  = 4A

 

So  

 

A + 6   = 4A     sbtract A  from both sides

 

6 =  3A          divide both sides by  3

 

2  = A

 

[BTW.....Ben's age  =  8  ]

 

 

cool cool cool

 Mar 18, 2020

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