document.write( "Question 1002139: 4 times Harry's age equals 110 minus 3 times Grace's age minus 3 times Dave's age, 2 times Grace's age equals 76 minus 2 times Dave's age minus 3 times Harry's age, and 2 times Grace's age equals 68 minus 2 times Dave's age minus 2 times Harry's age. What is each person's age?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #619168 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Write an equation for each statement \n" ); document.write( "; \n" ); document.write( " 4 times Harry's age equals 110 minus 3 times Grace's age minus 3 times Dave's age, \n" ); document.write( "4h = 110 - 3g - 3d \n" ); document.write( "2 times Grace's age equals 76 minus 2 times Dave's age minus 3 times Harry's age, \n" ); document.write( "2g = 76 - 2d - 3h \n" ); document.write( " and 2 times Grace's age equals 68 minus 2 times Dave's age minus 2 times Harry's age. \n" ); document.write( "2g = 68 - 2d - 2h \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "2g = 2g, therefore we can write the equation \n" ); document.write( "76 - 2d - 3h = 68 - 2d - 2h \n" ); document.write( "add 2d to both sides \n" ); document.write( "76 - 3h = 68 - 2h \n" ); document.write( "76 - 68 = -2h + 3h \n" ); document.write( "8 = h \n" ); document.write( "Harry is 8 yrs old \n" ); document.write( "that is about all I can extract from this problem \n" ); document.write( " What is each person's age? \n" ); document.write( " |