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Question 1185649: The difference in Alex and Toni’s ages is 5. The product of their ages is 104.
If Alex is older, how old is Toni?
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Question 1185652: Construct an equation for the expression: five more than eight times a number is 29. Show the solution to the equation and prove your solution to be true through your work.
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Question 1185651: The width of a photo is 5 inches more than its length. A border of two inches
is placed all around the photo. The area covered by the photo and its border
is 104 square inches. Find the dimensions of the photo itself.
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Question 1185650: One positive number is 3 more than another. Their product is 180. What are
the numbers?

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Question 1185802: Nate and Bob are 25 years old together. 5 years ago, Nate was 4 times older than Bob. How old are they now?
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Question 1185802: Nate and Bob are 25 years old together. 5 years ago, Nate was 4 times older than Bob. How old are they now?
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Question 1185802: Nate and Bob are 25 years old together. 5 years ago, Nate was 4 times older than Bob. How old are they now?
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Question 1185818: A canteen in an isolated mining town has enough food to feed 520 workers for 8 days. Another 312 workers arrive. How long will the food last now?
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Question 1185954: Noel is 5 years older than Dennis and 10 years younger than Hilda. In 8 years, their combined ages will be 65. How old is Noel?

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Question 1185954: Noel is 5 years older than Dennis and 10 years younger than Hilda. In 8 years, their combined ages will be 65. How old is Noel?

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Question 1186009: 1. The product of the ages, in years, of three teenagers is 4590. None of the teens are the same age. What are the ages of the teenagers?
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Carry out the problem
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Question 1186058: John is 12, Peter is 3. How many years will it take for John to be 3 times as old as
Peter?
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Question 1186069: Jason is 20 years older than tiana. In 5 years, the sum of their ages will be 84. How old are they now

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Question 1186069: Jason is 20 years older than tiana. In 5 years, the sum of their ages will be 84. How old are they now

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Question 1186079: Shelia's father is 35 years old. Her granfather is 62 years old. How old will shelia's father be in 12 years' time?

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Question 1186104: one year ago sally's mom was twice sally's age. today they have the same digits in their ages but the numbers are reversed. how old are sally and her mom today?
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Question 1186179: 4 years ago Bob's age was the square root of his age within
2 years. Determine Bob's current age
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Question 1186179: 4 years ago Bob's age was the square root of his age within
2 years. Determine Bob's current age
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Question 1186385: Joji(j) earns 3 times as much as Masao(m). If Joji(j) and Masao(m) earn $4500.00 together, how much money does Masao(m) earn?
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Question 1186411: peter is 36 years old. Peter is twice as old as jun was when peter was as old as jun is now. How old is Jun?
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Question 1186453: ___________10. The sum of Mario’s age and Luigi’s age is 80. Four years ago, Mario is thrice as old as Luigi. How old is Mario now?
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Question 1186456: Mylene is 20 years older than her daughter Hazel. In 10 years time she will be twice as older as her daughter. How older are Mylene and Hazel?
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Question 1186485: Dora climbs 811 m tower to write a straight waterslide. After landing in the splash well, she walks
12 m back to the base of a timer. How far is he traveling on?
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Question 1186570: One hose can fill a goldfish pond in 60 minutes, another can fill the same pond in 40 minutes.
Find how long it takes for the pond to fill, using both hoses.
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Question 1186649: Charles is 1/4 as old as his father. If the sum of their ages is 45 years, how old is each?
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Question 1186666: Suppose your mother was 27 years old when you were born. Presently she is three times as old as you are. What is your mother’s present age?
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Question 1186768: Eunice is thrice as old as Jason. Four years from now, Eunice will only be twice as old as Jason. How old is Eunice ?
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Question 1186756: Jerwin is six years older than five times the age of her grandson Danilo. If the sum of their ages is 114 . Find the age of each.
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Question 1186836: Liam is three times as old as Kara. Ten years ago, liam was two years younger than five times Kara's age. How old is Liam now?
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Question 1186982: Two brothers started a business, one investing P25,000 and the other P75,000.
They agree to divide profits in the ratio of their relative investments. How much
should each receive if the first years profit is P8,000?

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Question 1186989: If the price of lettuce goes down 10cents per kilo, one will be able to get 3 kilos more
lettuce with P3.60 than was possible at the lower price. What was the lower price?
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Question 1186988: A man spent P6.00 for a certain set of items. If the price per item were
increased by 10 cents, he could have bought two less items for the same
amount of money. How many items were bought and at what price per item?

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Question 1186991: The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 13. The tens digit is seventeen
less than the square of the units digit. Find the number.
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