Ryan is 69 years younger than sophia 4 years ago sophia's age was four times ryan's age how old is right now

Hello there!

Let's firstly rewrite these facts as an equation.

Ryan is 69 years younger than Sophia.

R + 69 = S

4 years ago, Sophia's age was four times Ryan's age.

4(R - 4) = S - 4

Solving these two equations,

4(R - 4) = (R + 69) - 4
4R - 16 = R + 69 - 4
3R = 69 - 4 + 16
3R = 81
R = 27

S = R + 69
S = 27 + 69
S = 96

Thus, Ryan is 27, and Sophia is 96.

ALWAYS CHECK YOUR ANSWER! (Sorry, just emphasising hahaha)

Is Sophia 69 years older than Ryan?
96 - 27 = 69 (correct)

4 years ago, would Sophia have been 4 times Ryan's age?
92 = 4 x 23
92 = 92 (correct)

Therefore, the statement above is true.

I hope this helped! :)