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Question 304076: The sum of the parent's age is twice the sum of their children's ages. Five years ago, the sum of parent's ages is four times the sum of children ages. In fifteen years, the sum of the parent's ages will be equal to the sum of their children's ages. How many children were in the family?
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Question 304073: Could u please answer this... thanks...
The sum of the ages of the father and his son is 99. If the age of the son is added to the inverted age of the father the sum is 72. if the inverted age of the son is subtracted from the age of the father, the difference is 22. what are their ages?
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Question 304129: Ann's age is seven-tenths of bills age. In four years Ann's age will be eight-elevenths of Bill's age. How old is Bill?
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Question 304033: Within 11 years, the age of Peter will be half the square of teh age he was 13 years ago. Calculate the current age of peter.
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Question 304397: Herman is half as old as his sister. In seven years he will be two-thirds his sister's age. How old her Herman currently?
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Question 304257: Susan is twice as old as her brother. Five years ago, susan was 3 times as old as her brother. Find their ages now.
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Question 304254: Brad is 9 years older than Mary
in 8 years 6 times brads age will equal 7 times Mary's age.
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Question 286026: Hendrix’s age is half that of David’s age. Cole is eight years younger than David. In seven years, Hendrix will be two years older than Cole’s original age. What is the sum of their current ages?
A. 57 B. 78 C. 47 D. 92 E. None of these.
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Question 279272: john is twice as old as bill. greg is 7 years older than bill. four years ago, the sum of their ages was 55. how old is greg?
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Question 304640: Jim is 24 years old. His son is one-sixth his age. How many years will it take until his son is HALF Jim’s age
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Question 304764: 5 years ago,the average age of p and q was 15 years.average age of p,q and r today is 20 years. how old will r be after 10 years?

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Question 304772: In 20 years, John will be 5 times as old as he is now. How old is he?
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Question 304792: How many farther can a boa traveling at a rate of 15 kilometers per hour for x hours travel than a second boat traveling at a rate of 18 kilometers per hour for x-3hours?
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Question 304793: A man goes to the bank with $4.00 and asks for change.
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Question 304819: If Roger is 32 years older, he would be three times as old as he is now. How old is Roger?

Let x = rogers age
3x = 32 + x
2x=32
x=16
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Question 305210: Peter is 12 years old and his grandfather is 63. In how many years will Peter be a quarter of his grandfather's age?
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Question 305203: Vincent is three times as old as David was two years ago. In three more years, David will be two-thirds as old as Vincent. Neither one is a teenager. How old are Vincent and David now?
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Question 305209: Tim is twice as old as Tom. Last year Tim was 15 years older than Tom. WHat are their present ages?
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Question 305209: Tim is twice as old as Tom. Last year Tim was 15 years older than Tom. WHat are their present ages?
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Question 305209: Tim is twice as old as Tom. Last year Tim was 15 years older than Tom. WHat are their present ages?
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Question 305207: Paul is 3 times as old as Laura, while Sherry is 6 years older than Laura. If Paul and Sherry are twins, what is Paul's present age?
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Question 305331: In 2 years I will be 5 times as old as my son and half as old as my father. My father just turned 78. How old is my son?
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8 (E) 9
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Question 305782: Peter is four years older than his brother, Paul and their mother is twice Peter's age. if the sum of their ages is 84, how old is each of them?
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Question 305718: Freeda is between 10 and 30 years old. This year her age is a multiple of 7 and next year her age will be a multiple of 11. How old is Freeda?
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Question 305853: Joel is one third the age of Bob. In 7 years the combined ages os boys will be 58. How old is each now?
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Question 306341: The ratio of johm’s ages to his sons age is 8:3 . if the sum of their ages is 55 years , what is the age difference between adam and his dad in years ?

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Question 306817: I am four times as old as my daughter. In 20 years time I will be as twice as old as she. How old are we now?
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Question 306872: A man is 8 times as old as his son. In five years time he will be only four times as old. How old is the son now ?
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Question 307124: Glenn is 24 years old. Glenn is twice as old as Jeni was when Glenn was as old as Jeni is now. How old is Jeni?
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Question 307214: steve is 5 times as as old as janice in 12 years she will be twice as old as she was then, how old are they now?
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Question 307665: A student is asked his age and he responds "my age is nine less than half my professor's age". The professor is asked her age and she responds "my age is three times my student's age". What is the age of the student?
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Question 307866: 5 years ago Mary was 5 times as old as her Son. 5 years hence her age will be 8 less than three times the corresponding age of her Son. Find the age of Mary and her Son
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Question 308279: find the value of 9t+6 given that -2t+1=3
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Question 308450: Paul is 12. His father is 33. How many years ago was the father 4 times as old as the son?
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Question 308450: Paul is 12. His father is 33. How many years ago was the father 4 times as old as the son?
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Question 308446: samuel is 4 times victors age. in 12 years, samuel will only be 2 times victors age. how old is Victor?
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Question 308513: renee is 3 times as old as dana. five years from now, renee will be twice as old as dana. how old are they now?
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Question 308628: if a boy si 24 years younger than him father after 2 years their sum of ages will be 40,what is the age of father?

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Question 308633: a boy is 24years younger than his father after two years their sum of ages will be 40. what is the age of fater?

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Question 308801: Five years ago, John's age was half of the age he will be in 8 years. How old is he now?
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Question 309160: The square of Mark's age 3 years ago is 6 times the age he will be in 9 years. What is his age now?
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Question 309527: tim is 3 times as old as tina. 3 years ago, the difference in their age was 10. How old are they now?
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Question 309614: Mary (m) is 4 years older than Rico (r). Ten years ago Mary was 3 times as old as Rico was then. a) how old are they now? b) determine if answer is correct by checking that it satisfies the conditions of the problem
m + 4 = r
r(3) = m -10 ???
I don't know how to set the equation up or figure an age if I don't have any ages to begin with.

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