Question

Chris's age is 17 more than one-fourth of Brian's age. How old is Chris if Brian is 27?

Answer 1

23.75

Explanation:

Given that:

Brian's age = 27

Age of Chris is 17 more than one - fourth of Brian's age.

To find:

Age of Chris = ?

Solution:

Let age of Chris =
`x`

One - fourth of Brian's age =
`(27)/(4)`

17 more than One - fourth of Brian's age =
`(27)/(4)` + 17

Therefore, we can write the equation as per question statement:

`x = (27)/(4) + 17\\\Rightarrow x = 6.75+17\\\Rightarrow \bold{x = 23.75}`

Therefore, Chris is 23.75 years old if Brian is 27.