SOLUTION: john spent a quarter of his life growing up as a boy, 1/6 of his life in college and 1/2 of his life as a teacher.He spent his last six years in retirement. How old was he when he

Question 267975: john spent a quarter of his life growing up as a boy, 1/6 of his life in college and 1/2 of his life as a teacher.He spent his last six years in retirement. How old was he when he died?
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john spent a quarter of his life growing up as a boy,
1/6 of his life in college and 1/2 of his life as a teacher.
He spent his last six years in retirement.
How old was he when he died?
:
let a = his age when he died
:
Age = boy + student + teacher + retired
a = a + a + a + 6
Multiply by 12 to get rid of the denominators, results
12a = 3a + 2a + 6a + 12(6)
12a = 11a + 72
12a - 11a = 72
a = 72 his age when he passed away, much missed and remembered, I am sure.
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