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Lois is four times as old as her son Don. The sum of their ages is 40. How old is Don? a.Create an equation that can be used to solve this problem. b.How old is Don?

Lois is four times as old as her son Don. The sum of their ages is 40. How old is Don? a.Create an equation that can be used to solve this problem. b.How old is Don?
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Lois is four times as old as her son Don. The sum of their ages is 40. How old is Don?

a.Create an equation that can be used to solve this problem.

b.How old is Don?

User Ashokadhikari
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Her son don is 8 years old
User Gus Crawford
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Answer: Don is 8 yrs old

Explanation :
Lois = 4 (Don)
L+ D = 40
4D+D=40
5D=40
D=8
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