Two times Owen’s age plus 4 times Charlotte’s age equals 132. Charlotte’s age is also 5 times Owen’s age. How old is Charlotte?

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anonymous · Answer

if owen 's age is x
charlotte 's age is y then according to above statement
2x + 4y=132                1
y = 5x                           2
eq 1 becomes 2x + 4 (5x) =132
2x+20x= 132
22x= 132
x =11 
putting value of x in eq 2
y =5 (11) 
y=55

anonymous · Answer

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