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Question 157848: dawn is 15 years old today. this is 5 times as old as her sister eve was when dawn was the age that eve is today. how old is eve?
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Question 157819: Craig is 24 years younger than his mother. Together their ages total 56 years. How old is each person?
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Question 138450: On Diane's fifteenth birthday, her father was three times as old as she was then. In years, what will Diane's age be when her father is twice as old as she is?
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Question 158295: when amanda was ten years old, she was twice as old as her horse. her horse died when he was 24 years old, how old was amanda when her horse died?
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Question 158411This question is from textbook

: Larry is three years older than jerry. jerry is twice the age of ned, their ages total 43 how old is each personThis question is from textbook

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Question 158488: currently pete is three times older than his son the sum of their ages is 80 how old are each of them
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Question 158504: about all we know of Diophantus personal life is that contained in the following summary of ipitaph given in the greek Anthology. Diophantus passed onesix of his life in childhood, one twelve in youth and one seventh more as a bachelor. Five years after his marriage was born a son who died four years before his father, at half his father, at half his father's {final)age. How old was Diophantus when he died.
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Question 158770: In 5 years, Dad will be three times as old as his daughter Jill will be then. If the sum of their present ages is 50, how old are they now?
If x + 5 is Jill's age five years from now, which of the following equations could be used to solve the problem?
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Question 158937: If three times Jasmine's age is decreased by twenty nine, the result is twice Jasmine's age.

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Question 159039: Please help me solve this word problem: Mark is 11 years older that his sister. In 8 years he will be twice as old as she will be then. How old are they now?
Here's what I have so far: m=s+11+2s+8. Please help.
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Question 159069This question is from textbook
: 2 years ago Paul was 7 times as old as Matt. 2 years from now, Paul will be 5 times as old is Matt. How old are Paul and Matt? I do have the answer, but can't come up with the correct equation.
TIAThis question is from textbook

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Question 159094: When John is as old as his father is now, his sister will be twice as old as she is now, and the age of his father will be twice the age john will be when his sister is as old as his father is now.
The total age of the three is a century.
How old is everyone now?
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Question 159158: Charlie is two-thirds Pat's age. Three years from now, Charlie will be as old as Pat is now. How old are Charlie and Pat now?
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Question 159284: Jamie is 4 years younger than her brother. 5 years from now, the sum of their ages will be 32. Find Jamie's present age.
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Question 159384This question is from textbook Prentice Hall Algebra 1
: thirteen years ago, Mary's age was 5/17 of Grace's age. Two years from now Mary will be 1/2 of Jim's age. Together all their ages add up to 118. Find their ages five years from now.This question is from textbook Prentice Hall Algebra 1

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Question 159407: A man's boyhood lasted 1/6 of his life, he played football for the next 1/8 of his life, and he married 5 years after quitting football. A daughter was born after he had been married 1/12 of his life. The daughter lived 1/2 as many years as her father. The man died 6 years after his daughter. How old was the man when he died? Use a number line to illustrate the time. Then write an equation and solve it.
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Question 159785: Acertain instructor's age is now seven-ninths of what will be 18 years from now. Just how old is he now?
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Question 160379: If Cecil was four times as old as Bin 8 years ago and if Cecil will be twice as old as Bin 8 years hence, what are their ages now?
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Question 160883: Mary is six years older than her only brother Jaun. Three times Mary's age is 8 more than four times Juan's age. How old is Mary's brother?
3x = 8 + 4x (this is what I got out of this please help me figure this equation out once I figure it out I can solve on my own). Thanks
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Question 160921: Obie told Beth I am twice as old as you were when I was as old as you are. Their ages told 49. How old is each.
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Question 161177: Mrs.Johnson is 3 times as old as her son.Ten years ago she was 5 times as old as her son was then.Find each of their ages.
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Question 161177: Mrs.Johnson is 3 times as old as her son.Ten years ago she was 5 times as old as her son was then.Find each of their ages.
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Question 161586: I need the answer on my question,help me..
My question is "age problems with answers".
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Question 161602: 1. Mark is 6 yrs older than Jake. In ten years, the sum of there ages will be 50.
Find their present ages.
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Question 161675: If Rebecca were three times as old as she was five years ago, she will be twenty-one more than two times her current age. How old is Rebecca?
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Question 161762: curently the father is 4 times older than his daughter in 8 years he will be 3 times as old as her. how old is the daughter now?
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Question 161684: Five girls live in the same apartment building. To determine the age of each girl, write each clue as an equation or an equality.
1. All five girls are older than 10 but younger than 20.
2. Karen is older than Angela but younger than Janet.
3. Janet's age is halfway between Tamara's age and Angela's age.
4. the ages of all the girls except Janet are even numbers.
5. Susan is neither the oldest nor the youngest.
6. Karen is as much older than Angela as Tamara is older than Susan.
7. No two girls are the same age.

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Question 161939: A year ago, a mother was eight times as old as her daughter. Now, her age is the square of her daughter's age. How old are they now?
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Question 161974: 1. A man is 4 times as old as his son now. Six years ago, he was 7 times as ols as his son during that time . Find their present ages?
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Question 161974: 1. A man is 4 times as old as his son now. Six years ago, he was 7 times as ols as his son during that time . Find their present ages?
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Question 163065: A father is 4 times as old as his son. In 20 years the father will be twice as old as his son. Find the present age of each.
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Question 163067: Marge is twice as old as Consuelo. The sum of their ages seven years ago was 13. How old are they now?
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Question 163066: A mosaic statue is 74 years older than an engraving. Thirty years ago, the mosaic was three times as old as the engraving. Find the present age of each.
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Question 163279: Susan is six years older than Mary. She is twicw as old as Mary. How old is each now?
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Question 163345: vera is 4 yrs old and vicky is 13 yrs old, what age will each sister be when vicky is twice as old as vera?
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Question 163469This question is from textbook alebra1

: sarahs age is 15 more than twice jose's age. if the sum of thier ages is 57,how old are they?This question is from textbook alebra1

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Question 163670: Mr.Atkins is 33 years old and Mr. Speyer is 27 years old. How many years ago was Mr. Atkins 1 1/2 times as old as Mr. Speyer was then?
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Question 164035: 1.A man is now 42 years old and his friend is 33 years old. How many years ago was the man twice as old as his friend was then.
2.Paul is 3 years younger than his friend Peter. In seven years the product of their ages will be five more than the product of their ages 5 years ago. How old are they now?
Please answer this... i really need help tomorrow is the submission of my project so answer it quickly if possible. For now, i am working hard to solve the problems...
thx!!!
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Question 138884: Zachary, Olivia, Destiny, Caleb, Christopher, Julia, and Brianna are 31,37,33,24,34,21, and 19 years old. Find each persons age.
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Question 164140: Nicole is 72 years younger than 2 times Cathy's age. Maria is 144 years younger than 3 times Cathy's age. In 6 years Nicole will be 40. In six years how old will Maria be?
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Question 164323: at the deli, a sub sandwich with 8 ouces of meat costs 5.35. extra meat is availible for .30 per ounce. if scott bought a sub for 6.55, how much extra meat,m, did he order?
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