SOLUTION: tommy: how old are you momma? momma? your age my age and your fathers age equal 70. tommy: how old are you papa? papa: just six times as old as you papa tommy: will i ever be h

Question 824483: tommy: how old are you momma?
momma? your age my age and your fathers age equal 70.
tommy: how old are you papa?
papa: just six times as old as you papa
tommy: will i ever be half your age?
papa: that should happen when our three ages equal twice as much as it does today.
how old is papa momma and tommy?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = momma's age now
Let = papa's age now
Let = Tommy's age now
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(1)
(2)
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Let = the number of years
from now when the sum of their
ages will add up to
(3)
(3)
Substitute (1) into (3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
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(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
Substitute (2) into (4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
Tommy is 5 yrs and 10 months
(2)
(2)
(2)
Papa is 35
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
Momma is 29 and 2 months
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check:
(2)
(2)
(2)
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(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
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(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
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(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
OK
Hope I got it

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