Question

Ray's birthday is 8 more than four times the number of days away from today than Jane's birthday. If Ray's birthday is 24 days from today, how many days untill Jane's birthday?

Answer 1

4 days

Explanation:

Since it is 8 more than 4 times, take 24 because that is how many days away rays birthday is and subtract 8. So now we have 24-8 which is 16. Now divide 16 by 4 to get 4 which is how many days away janes birthday is. So the answer is 4 days.