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In Mathematics / Middle School | 2014-11-11

James's present age is \( \frac{1}{5} \) of her father's age. Her father will be 52 years old in 7 years. In how many years will James's age be \( \frac{1}{4} \) of her father's age?

Asked by austinWilliams1

Answer (2)

james father will be 52 years old 7 years from now . so his present age is 52-7=45 so now james age is (1/5)×45=9years
sfoe second part answer is 3 years, after 3 years james will be 12 years old andfather will be 48 years old and 12 is 1/4 of 48
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Answered by karan97 | 2024-06-10

James is currently 9 years old, and her father is 45 years old. In 3 years, James's age will be 4 1 ​ of her father's age when she is 12, and her father is 48. This is verified by the equation set up comparing their ages after 3 years.
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Answered by karan97 | 2024-12-26