document.write( "Question 1157227: I'm 5 years older than my wife who is twice older than my daughter the sum of our age is 100. who old are we now? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #780063 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let wife's age = $\"+x+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "My age is $\"+x+%2B+5+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Daughter's age is $\"+%281%2F2%29%2Ax+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+%2B+x+%2B+5+%2B+%281%2F2%29%2Ax+=+100+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2x+%2B+%28+1%2F2+%29%2Ax+=+95+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+4x+%2B+x+=+190+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+5x+=+190+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+=+38+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x%2B+5+=+43+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%281%2F2%29%2Ax+=+19+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "----------------------
\n" ); document.write( "Wife is 38
\n" ); document.write( "I am 43
\n" ); document.write( "Daughter is 19
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+%2B+x+%2B+5+%2B+%281%2F2%29%2Ax+=+100+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+38+%2B+43+%2B+19+=+100+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+100+=+100+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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