document.write( "Question 1093381: On his last birthday, Grandfather claimed that he had lived 1/7 of his life as a boy, 1/12 as a teenager, 2/3 as a man and spent 9 years in old age. How old was Grandfather on his last birthday? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #708011 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+x+\" = his age on last birthday
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%281%2F7%29%2Ax+%2B+%281%2F12%29%2Ax+%2B+%282%2F3%29%2Ax+%2B+9+=+x+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Miultiply both sides by \"+3%2A4%2A7+=+84+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+12x+%2B+7x+%2B+56x+%2B+756+=+84x+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+75x+%2B+756+=+84x+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+9x+=+756+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+84+\"
\n" ); document.write( "----------------
\n" ); document.write( "He was 84 on last birthday
\n" ); document.write( "----------------------------
\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%281%2F7%29%2Ax+%2B+%281%2F12%29%2Ax+%2B+%282%2F3%29%2Ax+%2B+9+=+x+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%281%2F7%29%2A84+%2B+%281%2F12%29%2A84+%2B+%282%2F3%29%2A84+%2B+9+=+84+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+12+%2B+7+%2B+56+%2B+9+=+84+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+84+=+84+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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