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If four times Catherine's age is subtracted from 5 times joses age, the difference is 32 years. Jose is 16. Find Catherine's age

If four times Catherine's age is subtracted from 5 times joses age, the difference is 32 years. Jose is 16. Find Catherine's age
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If four times Catherine's age is subtracted from 5 times joses age, the difference is 32 years. Jose is 16. Find Catherine's age

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5(16)-c=32

Multiply
80-c=32

Subtract 80 from both sides
-c=-48

Multiply both sides by -1
c=48

Final answer: 48
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