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Question 1123140: Ralph is 3 times as old as Sara. In 6 years, Ralph will be only twice as old as Sara will be then. Find Ralph's age now.
If x represents Sarah's age now, which of the following expressions represents Ralph's age in six years?
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Question 1123143: Tanner is three times as old as Rachel. The sum of their age is 160. How old are each of them?

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Question 1123149: Ted is 12 years older than Juan. Next year ted will be 3 times as old as Juan. How old is Juan?
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Question 1123149: Ted is 12 years older than Juan. Next year ted will be 3 times as old as Juan. How old is Juan?
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Question 1123164: peter is twice as old as Paul who in turn is 5 years older than Grace. if their total age is 47 years. How old are they?
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Question 1123239: sarah was born when her father was 24 years old.After how long will her father be three times her age? shedunankai@gmail.com
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Question 1123239: sarah was born when her father was 24 years old.After how long will her father be three times her age? shedunankai@gmail.com
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Question 1123254: the product of holly's age and 4 is 44
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Question 1123254: the product of holly's age and 4 is 44
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Question 1123277: tom's father is thrice as old as Tom.10 years ago Tom's father's age was 7 times his age. What is Tom's current age ?
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Question 1123277: tom's father is thrice as old as Tom.10 years ago Tom's father's age was 7 times his age. What is Tom's current age ?
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Question 1123370: A sales representative spent 1/5 of her travel allowance on lunch. If she had $12 left after lunch, how much money was in the travel allowance before she bought lunch?

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Question 1123372: A container has one gallon of vinegar and 2 gallons of oil. In order to change the mixture to 1/4 vinegar, how much oil should be added?

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Question 1123369: If a generator can run for 6 hours when its fuel tank is 3/5 full, how long can it run when the fuel tank is 1/2 full?
less than 3 hours

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Question 1123375: At 9:00 a.m. a train left the station on a round trip that covered 54 miles. It returned after a 30-minute layover. The train averaged 18 miles per hour on the outgoing trip. It averaged 50% faster on the return trip. What time did it return to the station?
11:00 a.m.
11:20 a.m.
12:20 p.m.
12:00 p.m.
12:40 p.m.

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Question 1123373: The eye of a hurricane moves 40 miles in 3 hours. How long would it take it to move 50 miles at the same rate?
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Question 1123371: A policeman arrested a truck driver for driving 20 miles per hour (mph) over the speed limit. He charged another man, who was driving 90 miles per hour, with exceeding the same speed limit by twice as much. What was the speed limit?

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Question 1123368: Ronald is 3 times as old as George. Henry is 1/3 as old as George. Therefore, Ronald is how many times as old as Henry?

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Question 1123374: 13
A bus traveled 40 miles during the second hour of a trip. This was 1/3 more than the distance traveled during the first hour. In the third hour the bus traveled a distance that was 1/4 more than in the second hour. What was the total distance that the bus traveled in 3 hours?
60 miles
80 miles
120 miles
100 miles
130 miles

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Question 1123367: A cabinetmaker completes the initial work on a piece of furniture in 9 hours. This work usually takes 3/5 of the total time needed to finish the piece of furniture. What is the total time needed?
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Question 1123385: A brother is twice his sisters age. If the sum of their ages is 48, how old is each sibling ?
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Question 1123405: Suppose your sister was 1 more than 2 times older than you. Suppose than in 4 years your sister will be 6 more than 1.5 times older than you. Using this information, find your current age.

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Question 1123413: 8 years later I would be double that i was 5 years ago
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Question 1123413: 8 years later I would be double that i was 5 years ago
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Question 1123427: greg is one and a half as old as nina's age. Four years ago, he was twelve years older than ninas. how old are they now ?
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Question 1123438: A father's present age is 38 years and his son's age is 4 years. How many years hence will the father's age be thrice that of the son?
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Question 1123439: 1.) sam is 4years younger than joe but in 5 years time joe will be twice age now. how old are they now?
2.) Two youngster are chatting about thier age Sam is 3x as old as May but in 2years time he will only be twice as old as she is. how old is each youngster?
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Question 1123505: My brother says that my age is 3 years less than 3/4 my dad�s age. My sister says that my age is 1 year more than 3/4 my dad�s age. What are my age and my dad�s age?
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Question 1123613: Joe"s age, is 5 times his age10 years ago. which equation represents the statement?
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Question 1123681: Jessica's grandmother and Jessica have the same birthday. Jessica's grandmother was 54 when Jessica was born. In exactly 1 year, grandmother will be 4 times Jessica's age. How old is Jessica now? How old is grandmother now?
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Question 1123680: The sum of the ages of Tom and his daughter Sarah is 58. In one year�s time, Tom will be 3 times Sarah�s age. How old is Sarah now? Let Sarah�s age be s, and Tom�s age be t.
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Question 1123769: points

In 10 years,Claire will be three times her current age.What wil be Claire's age 8 years from now?

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Question 1123796: Yanira is 3 years older than Tim and twice as old as Hannah. Tim is 2 years older than Hannah. How old are yanira Tim and Hannah?
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Question 1123796: Yanira is 3 years older than Tim and twice as old as Hannah. Tim is 2 years older than Hannah. How old are yanira Tim and Hannah?
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Question 1123810: angelica is now 4 times as old as Rosa. in 12 years Angelica will be twice as old as Rosa. How old are Angelica and Rosa?
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Question 1123809: oscars age is 2 years more than twice marissa age and the sum of their ages is 32 years how old are oscar and marissa?
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Question 1123818: the sum of the ages of three sisters is 64. the age of the oldest is twice the age of the youngest. the ages of the two older sisters is a difference of six years. what is the age of the youngest sister?

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Question 1123826: Ten years ago, the sum of the ages of a mother and her daughter was seventy years. This year the mother is twice as old as her daughter. What will be the age of the daughter in ten years time?
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Question 1123859: Two years ago Sam was two thirds of Pam's age in three years Sam will be three fourths of Pam's age 20years the sum of their age is 69 has old is sam
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