Question

Chris's age is 17 more than one-fourth of Brian's age. How old is Chris if Brian is 27?

Answer 1

Answer:

23.75

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that:

Brian's age = 27

Age of Chris is 17 more than one - fourth of Brian's age.

To find:

Age of Chris = ?

Solution:

Let age of Chris = $x$

One - fourth of Brian's age =  $\frac{27}{4}$

17 more than One - fourth of Brian's age = $\frac{27}{4}$ + 17

Therefore, we can write the equation as per question statement:

$x = \frac{27}{4} + 17\\\Rightarrow x = 6.75+17\\\Rightarrow \bold{x = 23.75}$

Therefore, Chris is 23.75 years old if Brian is 27.