document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=159407>Question 159407</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #117550 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=117550\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = the final age of the guy<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Final age = Boyhood + football + 5 yr married + child's birth + child's life + 6 = <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x + 5 + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x + 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply equation by 24 to get rid of the denominators, results:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24x = 4x + 3x + 24(5) + 2x + 12x + 24(6)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "24x = 21x + 120 + 144<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "24x - 21x = 264<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=264%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"264%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 88 yrs his final age<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check solution in original equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "88 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >88 + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >88 + 5 + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >88 + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >88 + 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "88 = 14<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + 11 + 5 + 7<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + 44 + 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Number line (approximate)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Born +  Boyhood + football + 5yr + child's birth + child's life + 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0--------------16---------26---31------38------------------------------------------82-----88<BR>\n" );
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