Ava is 4 times as old as Peter. What equation can be used to find Peter’s age?

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    Ava is 4 times as old as Peter. What equation can be used to find Peter’s age?

    Assumptions
    Let a be Ava's age
    Let p be Peter's age

    We're given:
    a = 4p

    To find Peter's age, we divide each side of the equation by 4 to get:
    a/4 = 4p/4
    p = a/4
     

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