document.write( "Question 650803: John is 4 times as old as Bill, and Bill is 1.5 times as old as Sam. If the sum of their ages is 102, how old is Sam? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "John is 4 times as old as Bill, and Bill is 1.5 times as old as Sam's age 
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document.write( "Sam  x
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document.write( "Bill 1.5x
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document.write( "John 4(1.5x)  0r 6x
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document.write( "Question states***the sum of their ages is 102
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document.write( " x + 1.5x + 6x = 102
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document.write( "    8.5x = 102
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document.write( "       x = 102/8.5 = 12, Sam's age\r
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