document.write( "Question 1046332: And ancient Greek man it was said to have lived 1/4 of his life as a boy, 1/5 as a youth, 1/3 as a man, and spent the last 13 years as an old man. How old was he when he died? \n" ); document.write( "

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The various stages of his life were 1/4, 1/5, and 1/3. Together, they make:
\n" ); document.write( "15/60+12/60+20/60=47/60
\n" ); document.write( "The remaining years of his life were, therefore, 1-(47/60), or 13/60ths of his whole life. So:
\n" ); document.write( "13x/60=13
\n" ); document.write( "x=60
\n" ); document.write( "The man lived 60 years. ☺☺☺☺ \n" ); document.write( "

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