document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=610105>Question 610105</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Grandfather, James, lived to be fairly old. His was considered to <BR>\n" );
document.write( "be a child for <BR>\n" );
document.write( "one-sixth of his life. He shaved after one-twelfth more.  Grandpa married my grandmother after <BR>\n" );
document.write( "one-seventh more of his life, and five years later they had a son (Uncle <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thomas). Uncle Thomas lived exactly one half as long as Grandpa. Then <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Grandpa died four years after Uncle Thomas passed.How many years did my <BR>\n" );
document.write( "grandpa (James) live? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #384263 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=384263\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> be a child for one-sixth of his life.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " He shaved after one-twelfth more.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Grandpa married my grandmother after one-seventh more of his life, and<BR>\n" );
document.write( " five years later they had a son (Uncle Thomas).<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Uncle Thomas lived exactly one half as long as Grandpa.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Then Grandpa died four years after Uncle Thomas passed.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many years did my grandpa (James) live?<BR>\n" );
document.write( ":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let a = Grandpa's age <BR>\n" );
document.write( ":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = <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;\" >a + <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;\" >a + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >a + 5 + <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;\" >a + 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply by the LCM (7 * 12 = 84), results:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "84a = 14a + 7a + 12a + 84(5) + 42a + 84(4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "84a = 75a + 420 + 336<BR>\n" );
document.write( "84a - 75a = 756<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9a = 756<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 756/9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 84 yrs grandpa's age when he made his final journey </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );