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Question 1206973: HOW OLD IS JANE?
THE AGES OF JANE AND MARY WHEN ADDED TOGETHER MAKE 44 YEARS. JANE IS TWICE AS OLD AS MARY WAS WHEN JANE WAS HALF AS OLD AS MARY WILL BE WHEN MARY IS THREE TIMES OLD AS JANE WAS WHEN JANE WAS THREE TIMES AS OLD AS MARY. HOW OLD IS JANE?
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Question 1207199: tumi is selling two types of umbrellas.he sells type c at R45 a pair he sells type d at R30 .if he sold 16 pairs in total and had a totl income of R585,how many pairs of sock c did h did Sal sell?

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Question 1207275: Marge is 16 and her grandmother is 70. In how many years will Marge's grandmother be three times as old as she?

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Question 1207340: Angelica has 84 bills consisting of ₱10 and ₱50. If the total amount of her money is ₱3250, how many pieces of each kind of bill does she have?

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Question 1207400: Kenneth's father is 36 years older than he is. In 7 years' time, his father will be double Kenneth's age. How old is Kenneth's father now?
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Question 1207790: Jon is 4 years older than twice the age of his youngar sister, Alice. The sum of the spas in 25 years. How old are John and Auce?
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Question 1207790: Jon is 4 years older than twice the age of his youngar sister, Alice. The sum of the spas in 25 years. How old are John and Auce?
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Question 1207798: Rico's and Maris's age gap is 25 years.
4 years from now, Rico's age will be 5 years less than twices maris's age
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Question 1207798: Rico's and Maris's age gap is 25 years.
4 years from now, Rico's age will be 5 years less than twices maris's age
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Question 1207798: Rico's and Maris's age gap is 25 years.
4 years from now, Rico's age will be 5 years less than twices maris's age
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Question 1207798: Rico's and Maris's age gap is 25 years.
4 years from now, Rico's age will be 5 years less than twices maris's age
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Question 1207798: Rico's and Maris's age gap is 25 years.
4 years from now, Rico's age will be 5 years less than twices maris's age
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Question 1207798: Rico's and Maris's age gap is 25 years.
4 years from now, Rico's age will be 5 years less than twices maris's age
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Question 1208658: Question
Write in slope-intercept form an equation of the line that passes through the given points. (-9,5) (-3,3)
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Question 1208658: Question
Write in slope-intercept form an equation of the line that passes through the given points. (-9,5) (-3,3)
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Question 1209176: A man travels from A to B at 4 km/h and from B to A at 6 km/h. The total journey takes 45 minutes. Find the distance travelled.
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Question 1209176: A man travels from A to B at 4 km/h and from B to A at 6 km/h. The total journey takes 45 minutes. Find the distance travelled.
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Question 1209176: A man travels from A to B at 4 km/h and from B to A at 6 km/h. The total journey takes 45 minutes. Find the distance travelled.
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Question 1209191: Amy is 24 years younger than Vicky, and Vicky is 5 times as old as Amy this year

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Question 1209191: Amy is 24 years younger than Vicky, and Vicky is 5 times as old as Amy this year

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Question 1209191: Amy is 24 years younger than Vicky, and Vicky is 5 times as old as Amy this year

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Question 1209191: Amy is 24 years younger than Vicky, and Vicky is 5 times as old as Amy this year

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Question 1209254: Kylan is four times as old as Ella. Quentin is one year younger than Kylan and five years older than Ella.

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Question 1209339:
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Question 1209340: Tony is three times as old as Gloria. Six years ago, Tony was five times as old as Gloria. Find the present ages of Tony and Gloria.

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Question 1209414: Xavier shoots a basketball in which the height, in feet, is modeled by the following equation:
h(t)= −4t2+10t+18
, where t
is time, in seconds.
What is the maximum height of the basketball in feet? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

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Question 1192305: On her birthday in 2007, Rachel's age is equal to twice the sum of the digits of the
year in which she was born. How many possible years are there in which she could
have been born?
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Question 1209586: Lena is twice as old as her sister Mia. Four years ago, the sum of their ages was 24. How old are Lena and Mia now?
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Question 1209586: Lena is twice as old as her sister Mia. Four years ago, the sum of their ages was 24. How old are Lena and Mia now?
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Question 1209587: When I was 6, I was twice as old as my sister. Now I'm 70. How old is my sister?
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Question 1209753: my brother is 7 years younger than me. Twice my age plus 3 times his age is 99.What are our ages?
Plz use the singapore model method. I have the answer but can not understand how to show the working out using the bar model.

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Question 1209779: The sum of quarter of what Elijah's age was 4 yrs ago and double of what it will be in 2 yrs is 66.
How old is Eliyah?
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Question 1209778: Flores is is 13yrs younger than Rivero In 8 yrs. the sum of their age will be 41. How old is Flores?
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Question 1209777: 01. Manalo is 28 yrs. older than Velasco. In 6years. Manalo will be three times as old as Velasco. How old is Manalo now?

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Question 1177283: 4. An airplane diving at an angle of 40.9º below the horizontal drops a mailbag from an
altitude of 900 m. The bag strikes the ground 5.00 s after its release.
a) What is the speed of the plane?
b) How far does the bag travel horizontally during its fall?
c) What are the horizontal and vertical components of its velocity just before it
strikes the ground?
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Question 1177079: Grace is more than 20 years old when her first son was born. Today the sum of their age is no less than 60. Solve using Polya's Method.
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Question 1172092: Mrs. Reyes bought a television set and a DVD player. After paying a 60% down payment on each item, she paid the rest in 12 monthly installments. After half a year, Mrs. Reyes paid 1/4 more for the balance owed for the television set than the DVD player. If she had already paid P2000 more for television set, what was the total amount she would have to pay in installment each month if she only paid a 55% down payment on each item?
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Question 1209904: Simon is one fifth of Danielle's age.
In 6 Years time, Simon will be one third of Danielle's age.
How old is Danielle now?

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