document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1119685>Question 1119685</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 4 people in Sam's family. The sum of their ages is 73. Sam's father is 3 years older than his mother. Sam's sister is 2 years younger than him. But 4 years ago the sum of the ages of everyone in Sam's family was 58.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How old are each of them now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sam's father is ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sam's mother is ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sam is ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sam's sister is ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The given information is inconsistent, so the problem as stated can't be solved.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the sum of their current ages is 73, then the sum of their ages 4 years ago must be 73-4*4 = 73-16 = 57; but the problem says that sum is 58. </SPAN>\n" );
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