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Carrie was born when her father was 42 years old. When Carrie was 10 his father passed away. He left her with a large estate that she can claim at the age when she should be one-third her father's age if he had been alive. How old will she be when she is able to claim the estate?
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\n" ); document.write( "When Dad died Carrie was 10 and Dad was 52, using this point of reference:
\n" ); document.write( "Let a = no. of yrs when C will $\"1%2F3\"$ Dad's projected age
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\n" ); document.write( "10 + a = $\"1%2F3\"$ (52+a)
\n" ); document.write( "multiply both sides by 3
\n" ); document.write( "3(10+a) = 52 + a
\n" ); document.write( "30 + 3a = 52 + a
\n" ); document.write( "3a - a = 52 - 30
\n" ); document.write( "2a = 22
\n" ); document.write( "a = 11 yrs for this to be true
\n" ); document.write( "then
\n" ); document.write( "10 + 11 = 21 yrs old when Carrie is rich \n" ); document.write( "

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