document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1073371>Question 1073371</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The average age of a father and his five children is 21. If the ages of the children are 10,12,15,17 and 20 years, how old is the father? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #688191 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=688191\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> average ages of 6 people is 21.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this means the total age is 6 * 21 = 126<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the ages of his children are 10, 12, 15, 17, and 20.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the total of those 5 ages is 74.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "126 - 74 = 52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the father is 52 years old.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "total ages are now 74 + 52 = 126<BR>\n" );
document.write( "126 / 6 = 21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "average age of the 6 people is 21.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "your solution is that the father's age is 52.\r<BR>\n" );
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