Problema Solution
six years ago, josie was 5 times as old as dianne. how old is dianne now if her age is one-third that of josie's?
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Let josie's presen age be x
So Dianne's age is x/3
But
(x-6)=5(x/3-6)
x=36..so dianne is 12 yrs of age