Question

Ben is 39 3939 years old and Ishaan is 3 33 years old. How many years will it take until Ben is only 4 44 times as old as Ishaan?

Answer 1

After setting up and solving an equation, we find that it will take approximately 986 years until Ben is 4.44 times as old as Ishaan.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many years it will take until Ben is 4.44 times as old as Ishaan, we can set up an equation.

Let x represent the number of years.

Ben's age after x years will be 3939 + x, and Ishaan's age after x years will be 33 + x.

We can set up the equation: 3939 + x = 4.44 * (33 + x).

Simplifying the equation, we get: 3939 + x = 146.52 + 4.44x.

Combining like terms, we have 3.44x = 3392.48.

Dividing both sides by 3.44, we get x ≈ 986.047.

Therefore, it will take approximately 986 years until Ben is 4.44 times as old as Ishaan.