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Emelia discovered that if she takes three-fourths of her age and adds 9, it produces the same result as when she takes one-fourth of her age and adds 21. how old is emelia?

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Answer:

24 years old

Explanation:

3/4n +9= 1/4n +21

3/4n-1/4n = 21-9

2/4n = 12

2/4 · 4/2n = 12·4/2

n = 24

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I'm assuming 24. I used process of elimination starting from common multiples that could be dovided by 4.
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