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Ralph is 3 times as old as Sara. In 4 years, Ralph will be only twice as old as Sara will be then. Find Ralph's age now.

Ralph's age is _____.

4
8
12
16

User Dvid Silva
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4 because if you multiply 4 *3 you will get 12. sara is 12 at the time. in four years ralph will be 8. 8*2 is 16 and 12+4 is 16.

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the answer is 4
4 x 3 is 12 add 4 is 16 half of 16 is 8

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