document.write( "Question 702668: One grandfather
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document.write( "One father
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document.write( "One grandson
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document.write( "The 3 together are 140 years old
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document.write( "The grandfather's age is equal to the number of months of the grandson
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document.write( "The father's age in weeks is equivalent to the grandsons age in days
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document.write( "Tell me what are the individual ages of the 3? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #433108 by sachi(548)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let grandson is x yrs old=12x months=12x*30 days=360x days \n" ); document.write( "The grandfather's age is equal to the number of months of the grandson \n" ); document.write( "so age of grandfather=12x yrs \n" ); document.write( "The father's age in weeks is equivalent to the grandsons age in days \n" ); document.write( "so father's age in weeks=360x \n" ); document.write( "so father's age in yrs=360x/52=90x/13 \n" ); document.write( "The 3 together are 140 years old \n" ); document.write( "so x+12x+90x/13=140 \n" ); document.write( "or 13x+156x+90x=140*13=1820 \n" ); document.write( "or 259x=1820 \n" ); document.write( "or x=7.02=7 yrs \n" ); document.write( "so age of grandfather=12x yrs=12*7=84 yrs \n" ); document.write( "so father's age in yrs=360x/52=90x/13=90*7/13=48.46=49 yrs \n" ); document.write( "the individual ages of the 3 are 7,49,84 \n" ); document.write( "we have taken 1 yr=12 months \n" ); document.write( "1 month =30 days \n" ); document.write( "1yr=52weeks \n" ); document.write( " |