SOLUTION: There's mom, dad, brother, and me. The sum of our ages is 83. 6 times dad equals 7 times mom and she is 3 times me.

Question 833506: There's mom, dad, brother, and me. The sum of our ages is 83. 6 times dad equals 7 times mom and she is 3 times me.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There's mom, dad, brother, and me. The sum of our ages is 83. 6 times dad equals 7 times mom and she is 3 times me.
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Equations:
m + d + b + u = 83
6d = 7m
m = 3u
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Substitute for "d" and "u":
m + (7/6)m + b + (1/3)m = 83
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2m + 7m + 6b + 2m = 6*83
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11m + 6b = 6*83
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Comment: You need one more equation relating m and b to solve this equation.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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