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Q Mindy's current age is 3 times that of Cindy. Four years ago, Mindy's age was 4 times that of Cindy. What will be Cindy's age in 5 years?

Question ID
#4442
Subchapter
Problems on Ages
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  • A 17 years ✔ ✖
  • B 21 years ✔ ✖
  • C 15 years ✔ ✖
  • D 20 years ✔ ✖
Correct Answer: A

Explanation

Let Cindy's current age be x. Then, Mindy's age is 3x.
According to the question, we can write this as: 3x - 4 = 4(x - 4)

Simplifying the right side of the equation, we get:
3x - 4 = 4x - 16

Solving for x, we get:
x = 12

Thus, 5 years from now, Cindy's age will be 12 + 5 = 17 years

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