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Question 175017: Sophia mother’s age is thrice more than her daughter. If the sum of theirs ages is 40, what is the ratio of the age of Sophia’s mother to that of Sophia?
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Question 175034: a father is three time as old as his son in 13 years time. the father will only be twice as old as his son. find their present ages ?
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Question 175142: Find three consecutive integers such that the sum of the smallest and the largest is 40.

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Question 175139: If three times a number is increased by 5, the result is the same as when 77 is decreased by nine times the number. Find the number.

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Question 175154: Find three consecutive integers such that the sum of the first two integers is 24 more than the third integer.

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Question 175156: Find two consecutive integers such that four times the larger exceeds three times the smaller by 23.

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Question 175156: Find two consecutive integers such that four times the larger exceeds three times the smaller by 23.

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Question 175156: Find two consecutive integers such that four times the larger exceeds three times the smaller by 23.

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Question 175156: Find two consecutive integers such that four times the larger exceeds three times the smaller by 23.

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Question 175158: The length of a rectangle is five inches more than its width. The perimeter is 66 inches. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
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Question 175163: The lengths of the sides of a triangle are three consecutive integers.If the perimeter is 96 feet, find the lengths of the three sides of the triangle.
unsure?: x+x+1+x+2=96 -> 3x+3=96
-3 -3
3x=93
divide by 3 to both sides
x=31,32,and,33
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Question 175295: Henry's age is 10 years less than four times Paul's age. The sum of their ages is 100. Find their ages.
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Question 175298: One-fourth of a number is 50 less than two-thirds of a number. Find a number.
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Question 175293: Carol weighs three times as much as Sue. Together they weigh 160 pounds. Find the weight of each girl.
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Question 175395: Find three consecutive integers such that the sum of the first two integers is 24 more than the third integer.

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Question 175395: Find three consecutive integers such that the sum of the first two integers is 24 more than the third integer.

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Question 175404: The length of a rectangle is five inches more than its width. The perimeter is 66 inches. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
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Question 175404: The length of a rectangle is five inches more than its width. The perimeter is 66 inches. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
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Question 175408: The lengths of the sides of a triangle are three consecutive integers. If the perimeter is 96 feet, find the lengths of the three sides of the triangle.
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Question 175417: a father is now four times as old as his son. If the sum of their ages ten years ago was sixty. find thrie present ages
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Question 175513: Mary is three years older than her twin brothers. next year the sum of the ages of the three will be exactly 102 . how old are they now?
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Question 175541: Henry's age is 10 years less than four times Paul's age. The sum of their ages is 100. Find their ages.
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Question 175671: Jills mother was 27 when Jill was born. The sum of their ages is now 51. How old is Jill? The trick here is that I have to find out the equation not solve the problem.
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Question 175808: Find three consecutive integers such that the sum of the smallest and the largest is 40.

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Question 175813: Henry's age is 10 years less than four times Paul's age. The sum of their ages is 100. Find their ages.
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Question 175868: Dianne is thrice as old as Ron. The sum of their ages is 24. How old is each?
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Question 175905: According to one mathematical model, the average life expectancy for American men born in 1900 was 55 years. Life expectancy has increased by about 0.2 years for each birth year after 1900. If this trend continues, for which birth year will the average life expectancy be 85 years?
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Question 175948: Lenlen is 2 years younger than her brother. Three times Lenlen's age is less than four times her brother's age diminished by 2. Find the ages of Lenlen and her brother.
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Question 176136: Eva is six years older than Elvin. In four years, Eva will be 26 (twenty-six) more than 1/2 (half) of Elvin's age. How old are they now?

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Question 176210: Mary is 5 years older than Bob. Three years ago the sum of their ages was 17. How old is each now?
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Question 176350: please help me solve this problem step by step. The sum of cora and rose age is 40. Cora is 4 years older than Rose. What is the age of Cora?.. please.. thanks..
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Question 176507: One-half of someone's age four years from now minus three-fourths of someone's age four years ago is zero. What is someone's present age?
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Question 176508: Two-thirds of someone's age three years ago plus one sixth of someone's age three years from now will equal someone's age four years ago. How old is someone now?
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Question 176620: father say to his son seven years ago i was 7 times as old as you were but 3 years hence my age will be twice that of yours .find their ages?

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Question 176617: father say to his son seven years ago i was 7 times as old as you were but 3 years hence my age will be twice that of yours .find their ages?

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Question 176551: Pat's present age is three-fourths of Ken's present age. In 15 years the sum of their ages will be 58, Find their present ages.
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Question 176510: The sum of someone's age and her sister's age is sixty one. Twenty-three years ago, someone's was four times as old as her sister. What are the present ages of someone's age and her sister?
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Question 176874: Using the five step method please solve the following: Erin's age is 3 times warren's. In 4 years she will be twice as old as he will be. How old is each now.
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Question 177250: Ty is one-third as old as his father.Five years ago his father was four times as old as Ty.How old is each now?
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Question 177335: ramon is 3 years older than sally. four times ramon's age ten years ago is 5 less than twice ramon's age now. how old are they now?
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Question 177420: Erin's age is 3 times Warren's. In 4 years she will be twice as old as he will be. How old is each now?
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