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Abigail is 4 times as old as Bonnie. In 6 years, Bonnie will be twice as old as Candice. If, 4 years from now, Abigail will be 36 years old, how old will Candice be in 6 years?

A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
E. 9

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by swerve » Sat Aug 24, 2019 2:52 pm
BTGmoderatorDC wrote:Abigail is 4 times as old as Bonnie. In 6 years, Bonnie will be twice as old as Candice. If, 4 years from now, Abigail will be 36 years old, how old will Candice be in 6 years?

A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
E. 9

OA C

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Let the age of Bonnie \(= x\)
\(\Rightarrow\) Age of Abigail \(= 4x\) and Candice \(= C\)

\(\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|}
\hline
A & B & C & \textrm{Time} \\ \hline
4x & x & C & \textrm{Present} \\ \hline
4x+6 & x+6 & C+6 & \textrm{After $6$ years} \\ \hline
4x+4 & x+4 & C+4 & \textrm{After $4$ years}\\ \hline
\end{array}\)

Given,
In 6 years, Bonnie will be twice as old as Candice
\(\Rightarrow x+6 = 2(C+6)\)
\(\Rightarrow C = \frac{x}{2} - 3\)

4 years from now, Abigail will be 36 years old
\(\Rightarrow 4x+4 = 36\).
\(\Rightarrow x = 8 \)
\(\Rightarrow C = \frac{8}{2} - 3 = 1\)

In 6 years, age of Candice \(= 1 + 6 = 7\)

Therefore, option __C__
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by Ian Stewart » Sun Aug 25, 2019 8:13 am
Abigail will be 36 in four years, so Abigail is 32. She is 4 times as old as Bonnie, so Bonnie is 8. In six years, Bonnie will be 14, and will be twice as old as Candice, so in six years, Candice will be 7, which is what the question asked us to find.
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by Scott@TargetTestPrep » Tue Aug 27, 2019 5:19 pm
BTGmoderatorDC wrote:Abigail is 4 times as old as Bonnie. In 6 years, Bonnie will be twice as old as Candice. If, 4 years from now, Abigail will be 36 years old, how old will Candice be in 6 years?

A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
E. 9

OA C

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We can let A, B, and C be the current ages of Abigail, Bonnie, and Candice, respectively, and create the equations:

A = 4B,

B + 6 = 2(C + 6),

and

A + 4 = 36

From the third equation, we see that A = 32. Therefore, B = 8 (from the first equation). Now, substituting 8 for B in the second equation, we have:

8 + 6 = 2(C + 6)

14 = 2C + 12

2 = 2C

1 = C

Therefore, in 6 years, Candice will be 1 + 6 = 7 years old.

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