document.write( "Question 155655: Leading men. Bob Hope was born 2 years after Clark Gable and 2 years before Henry Fonda. In 1951, after all three of them had their birthdays, the sum of their ages was 144. In what years were they born? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #114684 by jojo14344(1513) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Of course everyone is welcome to try this problem but see what I got:
\n" ); document.write( "Remember: $\"Bob+Hope=BH\"$ , $\"Clark+Gable=CG\"$ , $\"Henry+Fonda=HF\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28NOTE%29\"$ : We all know that to know your $\"AGE\"$ , you subtract the base year (in this case it's $\"highlight%281951%29\"$ ) to the year you were born:
\n" ); document.write( "Let $\"Y\"$ ----> the year HF was born
\n" ); document.write( "so, $\"Y-2\"$ ---> year CG was born, 2 years before HF
\n" ); document.write( " $\"Y-2%2B2\"$ -----> year BH was born, 2 years after CG
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\n" ); document.write( "So we subtract the year each person born from 1951 so we can know their ages that sum up to 144 years. Let's see:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%281951-HF%29%2B%281951-CG%29%2B%281951-BH%29=144years\"$ ---------------> WORKING EQN $\"1951-Y%2B1951-Y-2%2B1951-Y-2%2B2=144\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5853-3Y-cross%282%29-2%2Bcross%282%29=144\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5853-144%2B2=3Y\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5711=3Y\"$ ----> $\"5711%2F3=cross%283%29Y%2Fcross%283%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"Y=1903.66667\"$ ===> Y=1903 & 8 months (August)---> the date & year HF born
\n" ); document.write( " $\"1903.66667-2=1901.66667\"$ ===> 1901 & 8 months (August) ----> the date & year CG was born
\n" ); document.write( " $\"1903.66667-2%2B2=1903.66667\"$ ===> 1903 & 8 months (August) ---> the date & year BH was born.
\n" ); document.write( "In doubt? See $\"highlight%28NOTE%29\"$ above, let's see their ages:
\n" ); document.write( "HF: $\"1951-1903.66667=47.3333\"$ ===> 47 years & 4months
\n" ); document.write( "CG: $\"1951-1901.66667=49.3333\"$ ===> 49 years & 4months
\n" ); document.write( "BH: $\"1951-1903.66667=49.3333\"$ ===> 47 years & 4months
\n" ); document.write( "Going back to the condition, the SUM of their ages in 1951 is 144:
\n" ); document.write( "47yrs & 4months + 49yrs & 4months + 47yrs & 4months =144 years
\n" ); document.write( "143 years & 12 months =144 years
\n" ); document.write( "144 years = 144 years
\n" ); document.write( "thank you,
\n" ); document.write( "Jojo\r
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