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Question 48104: Reggie is 5 years older than Lani. Five years ago the sum of their ages was 25. How old are they now?
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Question 48105: Three years ago, Rica was thrice old as Dandy. Three years hence, she will be twice as old. Find their present ages.
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Question 48778: Paul's dad is five times as old as Paul. In 3 years, Paul will be 1/4 his dad's age. What are their ages now?
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Question 49146: How do you solve the following word problem?
Shirley is currently twice as old as HArry. Four years ago, Shirley was 3 times as old as Harry. How old were Shirley and Harry 4 years ago?
I can't remember how to solve the equation when there are two unknowns.

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Question 49544: tutors, help me please!!!!!thanks
2. Eight years ago, Melanie was twice as old as Roger is now. The sum of their present ages is no more than 41. At most, how old is Roger now?
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Question 50188: You are one mile from your home. You can walk at a speed of 4 miles per hour. The subway comes by every 15 minutes, and you heard one come by 3 minutes ago. The subway ride takes 8 minutes.
How many minutes will it take to get home by subway if you take the next train?
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Question 50170: Eight years ago, Mary was half as old as Jane will be when jane is one year older than Tim will be at the time when Mary will be five times as old as Tim will be two years from now.
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Question 50487: I need help with this problem as soon as possible! Anne is seven times as old as Joan. In six years she will be five years as old as Joan. Find the present age of each person.
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Question 50489: William is 6yrs older than robert. in two years he will be twice as old as robert. find their ages.can you help me with this problem? thanks
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Question 50517: I have a question that is the population is given by P=10,000(1.04)^t where t is number of years after 1988. I have to find the population in 1988 and 1989.
In 1988 I have P=10,000 (1.04)^0 which is 10,000 people
in 1989 I have P=10,000(1.04)^1 which came to 10,400 people.
Am I on hte right track with this sort of problem???
Thanks for the help!
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Question 51062: Craig is 24 years younger than his father . In 10 years , Craig's father will be three timesas old as Craig will be. Find their ages now.
Craig=c-24 c+24=d 3(c+10)=d+10
Dad= d 3c+30=d+10
3c+20=d
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Question 51059: A fir tree is 5 times as old as a pine tree. Seven years from now , the sum of their ages will be 32. How old is the fir tree now?
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Question 51618: There is and old man that is 87 years old. His son is 45 years old and his son is 13 years old. The Grandmother is double the dad's age. The daughter is the grandmother's age subtracted by the nearest number that can be sqare routed. The mom is the midpoint between the daughter and grandmother, how old is everyone?
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Question 27525: MY NUMBER IS MORE THAN 300. THE TEN'S PLACE IS WORTH 50. MY NUMBER IS______
I HAVE TO USE THE NUMBERS 2,4, AND 5
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Question 25879: if a girl goes to the store with 5 dollars and spend's 3 dollars and 72 cents on a king size candy bar how much change is left
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Question 25218: if i add my current age to the age i will be by next year on this date, the sum is 103 years. how old will i be 10 years from today?
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Question 19930: Wilma is thirteen years older than Beverly. In nine years, Wilma will be twice as old as Beverly. How old is Beverly?
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Question 51629: What age is a boy now if his mother is 12 times his age and in 20 years she will be twice his age?
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Question 51889: In 3 years,alex will be 3 times as old as his sister Precy.A year ago,Alex was 7 times as old as Precy.How old are they now?
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Question 51996: Please help my son with this word problem. I have tried and cannot. I would really appreciate your help. Thanks so much!
Tom is 4 years older than Jerry. Nine years ago, Tom was 5 times as old as Jerry was then. How old is each now?
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Question 52151: Two people's ages add up to 100. They are 82 years apart. Find the age of each.

I know the answer but we're supposed to set up our work like so:
let x=___
let x+___=___
The thing is I have no idea what the blanks are.
Please help me.
Thank you
P.S.
older=82
yonger=18
I think.
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Question 53036: jim is now three times as old as kathy.
Four years ago, jim was seven times as old as kathy then.
find their present ages.
PLEASE HELP ME SOLVE THIS!
and can you show work!
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Question 53921: Joe lived 1/6 of life as a child and 1/12 as a youth and 1/7 before he married and 5 years before son was born. Son live 1/2 of his life then Joe lived 4 more years. How old was Joe when he died.
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Question 54443: John is 5 years older than AL. Two years ago the product of their ages was 30 less than it is now. How old are they now?
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Question 54443: John is 5 years older than AL. Two years ago the product of their ages was 30 less than it is now. How old are they now?
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Question 54522: Diophantus of Alexandria, a third century mathmatician, lived one-sixth of his life in childhood, one-twelfth in his youth, and one-seventh as a bachelor. Then he married and five years later had a son. The son died four years before diophantis at half the diophantis was when he himself died. How long did he live?

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Question 55412: Please help with this problem it doesn't make sence.
Peggy is 6 years younger than Rosa. Two years from now, Peggy will be twice as old as Rosa. Find their present ages.
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Question 55922: If Leah is 6 years older than her sister, Sue,and John is 5 years than Leah, and the total of their ages is 41. Then how old is Sue?
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Question 55922: If Leah is 6 years older than her sister, Sue,and John is 5 years than Leah, and the total of their ages is 41. Then how old is Sue?
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Question 56248: three years ago adams age was nine times that of judy.what is the combined age of adam and judy when judy's age is half of adam?
answer choices: a) 17
b) 26
c) 24
d) 45
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Question 57218: Okay here is my question...
The sum of Jamie's age and Devon's age is 30. Ten years ago the product of their ages was 24. If Jamie is younger than Devon, what are their ages?
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Question 57521: Sally brought 3 chocolate bars and a pack of gum and paid $1.75. Jake brought 2 chocolate bars and 4 packs of gum and paid $2.00. Find the cost of a chocolate bar and the cost of a pack of gum. Thanks William
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Question 57586: Determine whether sqrt(49/100) is rational or irrational.
Determine whether -(16)^1/4 is rational or irrational. That is minus the 4th root of 16
Find the altitude of an isosceles triangle with sides of 13 inches and a base of 10 inches.
A right triangle has one side of 45 feet and the hypothenus is 51 feet. What is the length of the other side?
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Question 57582: To Whomever can assist... Thank you!
Suppose that the sum of the present ages of Tom and his father is 100 years. Ten years ago, Tom's father was three times as old as Tom was at that time. Find their present ages.
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Question 57953: You are 4 years older than your brother. Two years ago, you were 1.5 times as old as he was. What is your present age?
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Question 58095: Thank you in advance!

Jill is 8 years older than her brother Curt. Four years from now, Jill will be twice as old as Curt. How old is each at the present time?

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Question 58094: A jogger runs into the country side at a rate of 10 mph. He returns along the same route at 6mph. If the total trip took 1 hour 36 minutes, how far did he jog?
Thank you!
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Question 58201: Michelle is eight years older than Adam. Three years ago Michelle was twice as old as Adam was then. How old is Michelle?
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Question 58381: The sum of Jamie's age and Devon's age is 30. Ten years ago the product of their ages was 24. If Jamie is younger than Devon, what are their ages?
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Question 58575: How do I Graph f(x)=3x+2
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Question 58690: Simplify sqrt(75a^2) my answer is 0
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Question 58689: Simplity (sqrt7)(sqrt14) my answer 9.89494937
Simpilfy 5(sqrt5)-(sqrt20) my answer 6.708203932 is not right.
Simplify (sqrt5)(sqrt3) my answer 3.87298346
Determine whether (121)^1/3 is rational or irrational. This is the 3rd root of 121.
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