Question

Spencer is 51 years younger than Holly seven years ago Holly's age was four times Spencer's age how old is Spencer now

Answer 1

24

Explanation:

The given age relationships can be used to reason about their ages.

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When Holly was 4 times Spencer's age, the difference in their ages was 4-1=3 times Spencer's age. That is, Spencer was 51/3 = 17 years old, and Holly was 68.

That was 7 years ago, so Spencer is now 17+7 = 24 years old.