Question

Carla’s father, Mr. Perez, is four times as old as his daughter is now. Two years ago, Mr. Perez was 46. What is Carla’s age now?

Answer 1

let the age of Carla be x
let the age of Mr Perez be y
now ,
y=4x
but before 2 years ,
y-2=46
thus y = 48
so ,
y = 4x
48 = 4x
x = 12

Answer 2

Let Carla be x So Mr. Perez becomes 4x   According to the question,   4x - 2 = 46 4x = 46+2 4x = 48     x = 48/2    x = 12   So, Carla = x = 12 Carla is 12 years old   Hope it helps!  ^_^