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David is eight times older than Nicole. If David is 32 years​ old, how old is​ Nicole? Write an equation to solve for​ Nicole's age. Let a be the age of Nicole.

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Answer:

Nicole is 4 years old

8a=32

Explanation:

Since David is 8x older than Nicole you could write Nicole as the age of a, so then David would be 8a. You are given David is 32 years old so you set 8a equal to 32.

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Answer:N/32=8

Step-by-step explanation:hope it helps

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