document.write( "Question 747750: Meenakshi: ‘How old are you ,Mom’
\n" ); document.write( "Mom: ‘Let me think, Meenakshi, well our three ages add up exactly seventy years’
\n" ); document.write( "Meenakshi: That it a lot, is not it? And how old are you Dad?
\n" ); document.write( "Dad: Just Six times as old as you, my daughter.
\n" ); document.write( "Meenu: Shall I ever be half as old as you, Dad?
\n" ); document.write( "Dad: ‘Yes , Meenakshi, when that happens our three ages will add up to exactly twice as much as today’
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\n" ); document.write( "Meenakshi: ‘How old are you ,Mom’
\n" ); document.write( "Mom: ‘Let me think, Meenakshi, well our three ages add up exactly seventy-two years’
\n" ); document.write( "Meenakshi: That it a lot, is not it? And how old are you Dad?
\n" ); document.write( "Dad: Just Six times as old as you, my daughter.
\n" ); document.write( "Meenu: Shall I ever be half as old as you, Dad?
\n" ); document.write( "Dad: ‘Yes , Meenakshi, when that happens our three ages will add up to exactly twice as much as today’
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\n" ); document.write( "Let m = Mom's present age
\n" ); document.write( "Let n = Meena's age
\n" ); document.write( "Let d = Dad's age
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\n" ); document.write( "Write an equation for each statement
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\n" ); document.write( "\" our three ages add up exactly seventy-two years’\"
\n" ); document.write( "m + n + d = 72
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\n" ); document.write( "\"Dad: Just Six times as old as you, my daughter.\"
\n" ); document.write( "d = 6n
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\n" ); document.write( "\"Shall I ever be half as old as you, Dad. when that happens our three ages will add up to exactly twice as much as today’
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\n" ); document.write( "From this statement we know that the total of the 3 people increases by 72 yrs
\n" ); document.write( "Therefore each person's age has to increase by 72/3 = 24 yrs
\n" ); document.write( "now the equation is:
\n" ); document.write( "d + 24 = 2(n+24)
\n" ); document.write( "d + 24 = 2n + 48
\n" ); document.write( "d = 2n + 48 - 24
\n" ); document.write( "d = 2n + 24
\n" ); document.write( "Replace d with 6n
\n" ); document.write( "6n = 2n + 24
\n" ); document.write( "6n - 2n = 24
\n" ); document.write( "4n = 24
\n" ); document.write( "n = 24/4
\n" ); document.write( "n = 6 yrs old is Meena's present age
\n" ); document.write( "then
\n" ); document.write( "6(6) = 36 yrs is Dad's age
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "6 + 36 + m = 72
\n" ); document.write( "m = 72 - 42
\n" ); document.write( "m = 30 yrs is Mom's present age
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\n" ); document.write( "Check: 36 + 30 + 6 = 72\r
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