Rica's age is 3 times as old as Cathy. One year ago, she was 5 times as old as Cathy. Find their present age. Answer: x = and y = Solution: let x = Rica's Age R: y = Cathy's Age x=3y E: x-1 = 5(y-1) S: Use substitution Method A: x = and y = C: x=3y DDOBL EM

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Rica's age is 3 times as old as Cathy. One year ago, she was 5 times as old as Cathy. Find their present age.
Answer: x =
and y =
Solution:
let x = Rica's Age
R:
y Cathy's Age
x=3y
E:
x-1 = 5(y- 1)
S: Use substitution Method
A: x =
and y =
C: x=3y
Answer AGE RELATED PROBLEM
Rica's age is 3 times as old as Cathy. One year ago, she was 5 times as Answer: x = [a] Answer: y =[b]
old as Cathy. Find their present age.
Transcribed Image Text:Rica's age is 3 times as old as Cathy. One year ago, she was 5 times as old as Cathy. Find their present age. Answer: x = and y = Solution: let x = Rica's Age R: y Cathy's Age x=3y E: x-1 = 5(y- 1) S: Use substitution Method A: x = and y = C: x=3y Answer AGE RELATED PROBLEM Rica's age is 3 times as old as Cathy. One year ago, she was 5 times as Answer: x = [a] Answer: y =[b] old as Cathy. Find their present age.
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