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document.write( " Daniel's age is 15% of Sara's. Luke's age is 75% of Sara's and Rachel's is 300% of Daniel's. When they added their ages, the total was 141.How old is Rachel?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #534779 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Daniel's age is 15% of Sara's. Luke's age is 75% of Sara's and Rachel's is 300% of Daniel's. When they added their ages, the total was 141.How old is Rachel? \n" ); document.write( " =========== \n" ); document.write( "Equations: \n" ); document.write( "D = (3/20)S \n" ); document.write( "L = (3/4)S \n" ); document.write( "R = 3D = (9/20)S \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "R + L + D + S = 141 \n" ); document.write( "------ \n" ); document.write( "Substitute and solve for \"S\" \n" ); document.write( "(9/20)S + (3/4)S + (3/20)S + S = 141 \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "multiply thru by 20 to get; \n" ); document.write( "9S + 15S + 3S + 20S = 2820 \n" ); document.write( "47S = 2820 \n" ); document.write( "S = 60 years \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "Solve for R:: \n" ); document.write( "R = (9/20)S = (9/20)60 = 27 years \n" ); document.write( "======================================= \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "------------------- \n" ); document.write( " |