Question

the ratio to Mollie and Heathers age is 4:9 heather is 40 years older than Mollie how old is Mollie

Answer 1

Answer:

Mollie's age is 32 years

Step-by-step explanation:

Take Mollie's age = 4x

And Heather's age = 9x

A/Q,

To find Mollie's age,

=> 4x = 9x - 40

=> 40 = 9x - 4x

=> 40 = 5x

=> x = 40/5

=> x = 8

Mollie's age = 4x

= 4 x 8

= 32