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Ishaan is 72 years old and William is 4 years old
How many years will it take until Ishaan is only 5 times as old as William?

User Whitebear
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Answer:

13

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User Hgmnz
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Answer:

13 years

Explanation:

Let the unknown number of years be n.

Then 72 + n = 5(4 + n)

Performing the indicated multiplication,

72 + n = 20 + 5n

Grouping like terms gives us:

52 = 4n, and so n = 13.

In 13 more years, Ishaan will be 5 times over than William.

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