document.write( "Question 732898: Please solve. Alvin is 4 years older than Simon. Theodore is 5 times as old as Simon. The sum of all their ages is 64. How old is Simon? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #448195 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"+a+=+s+%2B+4+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+t+=+5s+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+a+%2B+s+%2B+t+=+64+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "By substitution,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+s+%2B+4+%2B+s+%2B+5s+=+64+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+7s+=+60+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+s+=+8.57+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+t+=+5%2A8.57+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+t+=+42.85+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+a+=+s+%2B+4+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+a+=+8.57+%2B+4+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+a+=+12.57+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Simon is 8 yrs 6 mos 25 days approximately
\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+a+%2B+s+%2B+t+=+64+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+12.57+%2B+8.57+%2B+42.85+=+64+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+63.99+=+64+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "close enough\r
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