document.write( "Question 289891: Rose has four children. She had her first when she was 20, and each following child was three years away from the previous one. Today, the sum of the children ages is 46. How old is Rose and how old are her each of her children? \n" ); document.write( "
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R=Rose
\n" ); document.write( "R=20+x
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B%28x-3%29%2B%28x-6%29%2B%28x-9%29=46\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4x-18=46\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4x=64\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=16\"
\n" ); document.write( "R=20+16
\n" ); document.write( "R=36
\n" ); document.write( "kids are 16, 13, 10, and 7
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