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Question 1171347: Anton, Brad, and Cameron are brothers who were born exactly 1 year apart. On their next birthday, the sum of their ages will be 99. How old will each brother be?
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Question 1171366: Luke is three times Brandon's age. The sum of four times Brandon's age and two times Luke's age is 70. How old is Luke
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Question 1171378: Joan and her mother share the same birthday. Joan's mother was 34 when Joan was born. Today, when Joan adds her mother's age to her own age, the total is 100. How old is Joan today?
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Question 1171377: Hank, Laura, and Ned are ages h, l, and n, respectively. The sum of their ages is 15 years. Laura is one year younger than the sum of Hank and Ned's ages. Ned is three times as old as Hank. Use MATRICES to determine the age of each sibling.
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Question 1171391: Jenna’s mother is 3 times as old as Jenna. In 3 years, the sum of their ages will be 62.
If Jenna’s current age is represented by x, write an expression to represent the current age of Jenna’s mother.
Write an expression to represent Jenna’s age in 3 years.
Write an expression to represent Jenna’s mother’s age in 3 years.
Determine Jenna’s current age.

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Question 1171471: Joey is six years younger than his sister Jeannie.Jeannie is ? Years old write and algebraic expression that describes joeys age
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Question 1171548: Last year Jason's age was a prime number. This year it is a square number. How old is he this year?
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Question 1171548: Last year Jason's age was a prime number. This year it is a square number. How old is he this year?
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Question 1171548: Last year Jason's age was a prime number. This year it is a square number. How old is he this year?
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Question 1171547: John is 31 years old. He is 4 years younger than 7 times the age of his son. How old is John's son?
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Question 1171547: John is 31 years old. He is 4 years younger than 7 times the age of his son. How old is John's son?
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Question 1171570: Time is half Jill’s age. Jill is b years old
a) Write an expression for Tim’s age
b ) Tim is 14 years old or younger. Show this in a inequality
c ) Show an inequality for Jill’s save
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Question 1171636: Ali is twice as old as her sister Merl. Four years ago, she was three times as old as Merle. How old is each girl now?
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Question 1171646: simon is now 4 times as old as his son 5 years ago.Simon was exactly one and half times as old as his son will be 10 years from now .Determine Simon's present age??
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Question 1171651: Jack’s age is 5 less than three times Rebecca’s age. The sum of their ages is 75. What is the age of each of them??
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Question 1171652: Joe is 3 years older than Emily, and Jane is twice as old as Joe. If the combined age of Emily, Joe, And Jane is 29, how old is Joe?

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Question 1171652: Joe is 3 years older than Emily, and Jane is twice as old as Joe. If the combined age of Emily, Joe, And Jane is 29, how old is Joe?

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Question 1171653: a man is 3 times that of his son. the sum of their ages is 48 years. how old is the son
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Question 1171653: a man is 3 times that of his son. the sum of their ages is 48 years. how old is the son
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Question 1171723: Alfalfa’s age triple age of his brother Ralfalfa. The sum of their ages is 40. Find the age of each.
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Question 1171723: Alfalfa’s age triple age of his brother Ralfalfa. The sum of their ages is 40. Find the age of each.
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Question 1171738: Kenneth was born 6 years before bea. In 2007, Kenneth's age was 2 years more than four times the age of Bea in 2002. How old will Bea be in 2017?

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Question 1171803: Michael is one and a half times as old as his brother. Six years ago, he was twice as old as his brother. How old are the boys now?
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Question 1171857: Susan is four times as old is Maria. Five years from the sum of their ages will be 50. how old are they now?
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Question 1171914: When Dennis asked Mr Wilson his age Mr Wilson refused to tell finally however he admitted that in 10 years he would be twice as old as he was 27 years ago how old is Mr Wilson now
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Question 1171947: Eunice is 4/5 as old as Denice. Six years ago, she was 2/3 as old as Denice. How old are they now?
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Question 1172013: Michelle is 3 times as old as her sister Tina. Tina is 4 years younger than Michelle. how old is Tina now?

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Question 1172013: Michelle is 3 times as old as her sister Tina. Tina is 4 years younger than Michelle. how old is Tina now?

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Question 1172017: a mother and daughter decided to add their ages together. the sum of their ages is 76. six years ago, the mother was 3 times the age of her daughter. how old is the daughter now?

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Question 1172020: lori was 25 years old when her son jamie was born. in how many years will lori be five years less than three times jamie’s age?
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Question 1172020: lori was 25 years old when her son jamie was born. in how many years will lori be five years less than three times jamie’s age?
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Question 1172035: Identify the values of a that make the following true.
a − 7 > 10
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Question 1172048: Which represents all the values for x that make the following true?
−3 x ≥ 18
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Question 1172060: The sum of the ages of Steve, John, and Emily is 42. Steve and John are twins and are 3 years older than Emily. How old are the twins?
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Question 1172055: Michelle solved this system of equations
using the elimination method:
5y=3x-2
-3y=x+18
Here is her work:
5y=3x-2
-3y=-3(x+18)--->-3=-3x-54
Then she added the equations:
5y=3x-2
+-3y=-3x-54
_
2y=-56
y=-28
=3(-28)=x+18
84=x+18
x=66
Did Michelle solve the problem correctly?
If not, explain where she made a mistake
and solve for the correct answer.

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Question 1172064: Sandy needs to find the solution to the inequality −4x+6<10. What would be Sandy's second step-
A. Add 6 from both sides
B. Divide by -4 on both sides
C. Subtract 6 from both sides
D. Multiply by -4 on both sides
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Question 1172089: Jasmin is currently 28 years younger than her father. In 3 years time, Jasmin’s dad will be exactly three times older than Jasmin. How old are they now?
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Question 1172117: The sum of Craig and Andy's age is 75. If Craig is five years younger than Andy, what's their ages?
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Question 1172116: The sum of Amy's age and Debbie's age is 65. If Amy is five years older than Debbie, what's their ages?
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