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Cathy is five times as old as Thess. The sum of their ages is 102. Find their ages.

Solution

Cathy is five times as old as Thess. The sum of their ages is 102. Find their ages.

Solution

Thess^{'} s age is : 17

Cathy^{'} s age is : 85

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

5 x + x = 102

Solve for

x, 5 x + x = 102 : x = 17

Find age

Thess^{'} s age is : 17

Cathy^{'} s age is : 85

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