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six years ago Eleanor was one-third as old as she is today.How old was she six years ago?


Sagot :

Let x be eleanor's PRESENT age

[tex]x-6 = \frac{x}{3} \\ 3(x-6) = x 3x-18=x 3x-x=18 2x=18 x=9[/tex]

eleanor's present age is 9 so six years ago she was 3.

the answer is 3 years old.