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George is 4 times Dorothy's age. If George is 56, how old is Dorothy? Let d = Dorothy's age.

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d = 56/4
d = 14, because that is one fourth of George's age
Verification:
56 = d x 4
56 = 14 x 4
56 = 56
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User Zerhinne
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4d=56
d=14. Ad a result, Dorothy is 14 years old. Hope it help!
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