document.write( "Question 1133054: The total ages of 3 people in a certain family is 75. The oldest is 35. Ten years ago the total of their ages was 47. How old is the youngest now?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #750226 by ikleyn(52786)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "            The condition in this problem describes  IMPOSSIBLE  situation,  which  NEVER  can happen
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "            Then years ago the sum of their ages is / (was)  75 - 3*10 = 75 - 30 = 45.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Added after reading the solution by tutor @MathTherapy.\r
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document.write( "    Thanks for your solution and for correcting me.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    Now I recalled that I solved similar problem (even more than once) before at this forum.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    I even made a lesson  Age problems with a defective sum of ages  in this site with similar problem.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    But  I think that in such cases the condition should point by some gently and delicate manner to such a possibility.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    In the presented formulation the word \"their\" refers directly to \"3 people\" and is tooooo straightforward - and therefore incorrect.\r\n" );
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