64 is 4 times the difference between Sarah's age, a, and 44. Assume Sarah is older than 44.

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    math_celebrity Administrator Staff Member

    64 is 4 times the difference between Sarah's age, a, and 44. Assume Sarah is older than 44.

    The phrase difference between means we subtract 44 from a:
    a - 44

    The phrase 64 is means an equation, so we set a - 44 equal to 64
    a - 44 = 64 <-- This is our algebraic expression

    If you want to solve for a, then we type this expression into our search engine and get:
    a = 108
     

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