SOLUTION: Dennis is half as old as Alvin, while Fred is 14 years older than Dennis. If half of Alvin’s age four years from now will be 11 years less than the sum of Fred’s age 4 years

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Question 1160074: Dennis is half as old as Alvin, while Fred is 14 years older than Dennis. If half of Alvin’s age four
years from now will be 11 years less than the sum of Fred’s age 4 years from now and Dennis’ present
age, find the ages of each.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First Sentence:

Dennis            d
Alvin             2d
Fred              d+14

Second Sentence
%282d%2B4%29%2F2=-11%2B%28d%2B14%2B4%2Bd%29

d%2B2=%282d%2B18%29-11
d%2B2=2d%2B7
2-7=d makes no sense