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Liz's age is two-thirds of Debbie's age. Debbie's age is half of Freya's age. what is the ratio of Liz's age to Freya's age?

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User SilvioQ
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The ratio of Liz’s age to Freya’s is 1:3
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User Aechlys
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Answer:

Let's start by using variables to represent the ages of the three people:

Let L be Liz's age.

Let D be Debbie's age.

Let F be Freya's age.

From the problem, we know that Liz's age is two-thirds of Debbie's age, so we can write:

L = (2/3)D

We also know that Debbie's age is half of Freya's age, so we can write:

D = (1/2)F

To find the ratio of Liz's age to Freya's age, we need to express Liz's age and Freya's age in terms of a common variable. Since we have an equation relating Debbie's age to Freya's age, we can use that as the common variable. From the equation D = (1/2)F, we can solve for F in terms of D:

F = 2D

Now we can substitute this expression for F into the equation for Liz's age:

L = (2/3)D = (2/3)(1/2)F = (1/3)F

So Liz's age is one-third of Freya's age. The ratio of Liz's age to Freya's age is therefore 1:3.

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