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Question 1201493: an investment manager bought a bond of a pharmaceutical company for 5000. The bond yield 4% per year. The manager now wants to buy shares of stock in telecommunication company. The stock sells at $20 perper share and earn a dividend of 0,50 per share per year. How many share should the manager buy so that its yield from the total investment in stocks and bonds higher than 3% per year ?
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Question 1201541: The average age of two sisters is three times the age of the younger one . in seven years' time the sum of their ages will be greater than the difference in their ages by 20 years. how old are they now? (The answer is 3 and 15)
so ,
Let x=older sister and y=younger sister
x+y=3y
7+(x+y) greater than (x-y)+20
But how can you form Simultaneous equations from this ? How is it worked out ?
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Question 1201474: The sum of the digits of a three-digit number is 6. The hundreds digit is twice the units digit,
and the tens digit equals the sum of the other two. Find the number.
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Question 1201547: Day before yesterday, I was 10 years old and in the next year 13 years old. When is my Birthday?
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Question 1201635: Pam is 14 and her dad is 37. In how many
years will Pam's dad be twice as old as
she will be?
Equation:
Answer:
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Question 1201635: Pam is 14 and her dad is 37. In how many
years will Pam's dad be twice as old as
she will be?
Equation:
Answer:
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Question 1201822: five years ago, i was one and a half times as old as my sister. today, my sister is 17 years old, how old am i?
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Question 1201822: five years ago, i was one and a half times as old as my sister. today, my sister is 17 years old, how old am i?
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Question 1201870: Two years ago, Jim was 1/2 of his fathers age. At that time, adding all the digits (no zeros) in their ages would give you a number that is 1/7 of the fathers age now. Hint Jim’s father is not yet 50 what are their ages
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Question 1201888: Priscillla is ( x — 1 ) years old now . How old will she be on
i : in 8 years time
ii : 4 years ago
iii : if her age is 8 years times is three times her age in 4 years ago how old is she now ?
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Question 1201927: please,help me solve this problem:The sum of the ages of a mother and her child is 63.if the product of their ages four years ago was 484, what is their age now?

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Question 1201926: please,help me solve this problem:The sum of the ages of a mother and her child is 63.if the product of their ages four years ago was 484, what is their age now?

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Question 1202075: Rose is 8 years older than vera,who is twice as old as Grace.If the sum of their ages is 48,then how old are they?
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Question 1202166: Hi, this question is already answered on this website, but the answer is very weird and is not clear, could you explain it again?
thanks
Sue is three times as old as Michelle. 10 years ago she was seven times as old as Michelle
was. How old is Sue now?
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Question 1202190: Peter is now 12 years old and John is 3 years old. In how many years will Peter be twice as old as John?
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Question 1202190: Peter is now 12 years old and John is 3 years old. In how many years will Peter be twice as old as John?
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Question 1202304: The sum of the squares of two numbers is 218 and their difference multiplied by the smaller number equals 42. Find the two numbers.
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Question 1202325: Sharon's sister is 9 years older than her. Their combined age is 35. How old is Sharon's sister?

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Question 1202331: Ten years ago Linda was three times christys age then. Ten years from now christys age will be 4/7 of Linda’s age then. How old are they now.
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Question 1202393: Twelve years ago, the age of the father was three times the age of his daughter. After twelve years, father’s age will be twice than of his daughter. The ratio present ages is?
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Question 1202402: Jane is 3 years older than jetty and 4 years younger than omoshi. How old is jetty if the sum of their ages is 70 years?
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Question 1202759: Apple, Lea and Sarah are siblings. Apple is turning 12 next year. Lea's age in 8 year plus Sarah's age in 3 years is equal to four times Apple's age next year. What is the some of their ages in six years.
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Question 1202870: The ratio of Kim's age to her daughter's age is 5 : 2. Four years ago, the ratio of their ages was 3 : 1. How old will Kim be in 6 years' time?

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Question 1202878: 10 years ago, when Su Lin celebrated her birthday with her family, the ratio of the age of Su Lin to Su Lin's sister was 5 : 7. This year, the ratio of the age of Su Lin to Su Lin's sister is 5 : 6. How old is Su Lin now?

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Question 1203018: jack is twice as old as jill and six years younger than kathy. if jill is h years old, how old is cathy in terms of h?
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Question 1203018: jack is twice as old as jill and six years younger than kathy. if jill is h years old, how old is cathy in terms of h?
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