SOLUTION: the sum of the ages of a married couple is 60. if three times the age of the husband is less than four times the age of the wife how old is the husband?

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Question 637031: the sum of the ages of a married couple is 60. if three times the age of the husband is less than four times the age of the wife how old is the husband?
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let represent his age; let represent her age.



So:



and



Then



Hence:





or





So depending on where you put the lower limit, , on his age based on cultural norms, legal minimums, or at the extreme, the physical impossibility of being married before age Zero, you can specify the possible range of ages for the husband at:



rounded down to the next lower integer.

John

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