document.write( "Question 615985: Ryan was born 6 and one-fourth years after Alexander. the sum of there ages is 66 and eleven- twelfth years. how old is Alexander. \r
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ryan=r alexander=a
\n" ); document.write( "r=6.25+a
\n" ); document.write( "r+a=66+(11/12)
\n" ); document.write( "best way to go about this is to put everything in to fractions and have the denom be 12
\n" ); document.write( "r=6 and (1/4)= 6 and (3/12)= (75/12)
\n" ); document.write( "\"r=%2875%2F12%29%2Ba\"
\n" ); document.write( "r+a=66 and(11/12)= (803/12)
\n" ); document.write( "\"r%2Ba=803%2F12\"
\n" ); document.write( "substitute for r
\n" ); document.write( "\"%2875%2F12%29%2Ba+%2Ba=803%2F12\" now id multiply by 12
\n" ); document.write( "\"75%2B24a=803\" subtract 75
\n" ); document.write( "\"24a=728\" divide by 24
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28a=30.33333333%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "r=\"30.3333%2B6.25=36.5833\"
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