document.write( "Question 253659: math's youth lasted 1/6 of his life
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document.write( "Suppose he lived to be N years old.\r\n" );
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document.write( "From his birth until the end of his youth was N/6 years\r\n" );
document.write( "From the end of his youth until he grew his first beard was N/12 years.\r\n" );
document.write( "From the time he shaved off his first beard till he got married was N/7 years.\r\n" );
document.write( "From the time he got married until his son was born was 5 years.\r\n" );
document.write( "From the time his son was born until his son died was N/2 years\r\n" );
document.write( "From the time his son died until he died was 4 years.\r\n" );
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document.write( "All that adds up to N\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply through by the LCD = 84\r\n" );
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document.write( "He lived 84 years.\r\n" );
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