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Question 1089892: A father is now 7 times as old as his son. In 5 years he will be 4 times as old as his son will be then. What are their present ages?
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Question 1089890: John is 6 years older than James. In 5 years John will be 3 times as old as James was 3 years ago. What are their present ages?
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Question 1089909: If mark is 4 times older than Noel next year and 2 times older in 3 years time. How old is Noel now?
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Question 1089909: If mark is 4 times older than Noel next year and 2 times older in 3 years time. How old is Noel now?
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Question 1089891:
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Question 1089889: Carole's age 8 years ago was 5 times Carl's age. Five years ago Carole's age was 3 times Carl's age. How old is each now?

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Question 1089955: If martin is 8 years older than kris then how old is martin in 10 years when kris is 7 more than fourth of martin age?
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Question 1089955: If martin is 8 years older than kris then how old is martin in 10 years when kris is 7 more than fourth of martin age?
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Question 1089955: If martin is 8 years older than kris then how old is martin in 10 years when kris is 7 more than fourth of martin age?
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Question 1090033: A father is 3 years younger than 5 times his son's age.suppose the son is x years old. Give an expression in x for the fathers age.
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Question 1090079: In 8 years, Noel's age will be 3 times as old as it was 2 years ago. What is Noel's age now?
Need an expression for this problem please.
Thanks.
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Question 1090158: Ethan is 29 years younger than Sarah. 7 years ago, Sarah's age was 2 times Ethan's age. How old is Ethan now?
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Question 1090158: Ethan is 29 years younger than Sarah. 7 years ago, Sarah's age was 2 times Ethan's age. How old is Ethan now?
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Question 1090179: Three years ago, I was two thirds as old as I will be eight years from now. How old am I?
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Question 1090184: You have $10.50 in quarters and dimes. You have seven more quarters than dimes. How many of each must you have?
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Question 1090184: You have $10.50 in quarters and dimes. You have seven more quarters than dimes. How many of each must you have?
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Question 1090309: I am 6 years older than my sister. The sum of our ages is 24 years. How old am I?
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Question 1090311: If the son is 30 years old? How old is his mom?

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Question 1090348: a woman is 3 years older than her sister and 5 years older than her brother.Find their total age.

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Question 1090348: a woman is 3 years older than her sister and 5 years older than her brother.Find their total age.

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Question 1090429: Pamela is
6
years older than Jiri. The sum of their ages is
46
. What is Jiri's age?
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Question 1090388: The ratio of the age of father and his son 10 years hence will be 5:3,while 10 years ago it was 3:1.the ratio of the age of the son to that of father today is
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Question 1090473: Paul is 6 years older than Gary.
The sum of their ages is 30.
What are their ages?

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Question 1090471: A money box contains only 10-cent and
20-cent coins. There are 34 coins with a
total value of $5.40.
How many coins of each?

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Question 1090474: Paul is 6 years older than Gary.
The sum of their ages is 30.
What are their ages?

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Question 1090565: It takes Roger 8 minutes to type a 500 word document. How long will it take him to type a 12 page essay with 275 words per page (Show steps)
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Question 1090562: Jonathan is eight years old. His mom is four times his age . What is the sum of their ages?

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Question 1090581: Two numbers (x & y) differ by 4, but their product is 96. What are the two numbers?
I tried:
x(y+4)=96
xy+4x-96=0
(x+12)(y-8)
x=-12 y=8
It's not an age question but I thought it might be able to be done in a similar way.

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Question 1090662: Aaron is 8 years older than Judi.
Judi is twice as old as Maree.
All their ages add up to 43.
What are their ages?
Aaron is
Judi is
Maree is
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Question 1090666: The sum of the ages of a woman and her daughter is 38 years,How old is each,if the man will be triple her daughters age in 9 years?
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Question 1090665: The sum of the ages of a man and his son is 82 years.How old is each,if 11 years ago ,the man was twice as his son's age?
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Question 1090733: Please help me solve this equation system:
1) Three pieces of 25 centimes and two one-cent coins on a mass of 27 grams. Two pieces of 25 cents and six one-penny pieces on a 32 gram mass. Find the mass of a piece of 25 cents and that of a piece of a hundred.

2) Can you check the equation that I did below if its correct and if not help me on that.
A first number increased by 7 is equal to twice a second number. The second number increased by 9 is equal to three times the first. Find these two numbers.
X + 7 = 14
X + 9 = 21

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Question 1090806: A man is four times old as his son. The difference
between their ages is 36 yrs. Find the sum of their ages.
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Question 1090814: if john age is 3 times the sons age before 5 year,now john is 28 what is the age of the son?
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Question 1090813: if john age is 3 times of his son before 5 years,now john is 28 what is the age of the son now?
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Question 1090878: a girl is 4 years older than her brother. Three years ago she was 5 times as old as her brother. How old are both of them now?
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Question 1090968: Tevin is 182 years old. Claudia is 22 years old. How many years until Tevin's age is 5 times Claudia's age?
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Question 1090968: Tevin is 182 years old. Claudia is 22 years old. How many years until Tevin's age is 5 times Claudia's age?
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Question 1090967: Dustin is 76 years old. Patricia is 42 years old. How many years ago was Dustin's age 3 times Patricia's age?
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Question 1090981: Lauren is 3 less than twice Andrew's age. 4 years from now, Sam will be 2 more than twice Andrew's age. 5 years ago, Sam was three times Andrew's age. How old was Lauren 5 years ago?
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Question 1090966: The sum of the ages of Armando and Shantel is 72 years. 9 years ago, Armando's age was 2 times Shantel's age. How old is Armando now?
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Question 1091099: If Sean if fourteen, and he is twive Beverly's age increased by two,

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