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Question 453167: How do I write the equation necessary to find out when my age will be three times that of my grand daughter? Our current ages are 57 and 4. Thank you for your help
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Question 453179: at some pint during the lives of you and the youngest person, your age will be three times his age at that moment. Write an equation which modesl how old in years each of you will be when you are three times as old as the younger person. oldest person's age is 54 and youngest person's age is 32
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Question 453181: Five years from now, a father's age will be three times his son's age, and five years ago, he was seven times as old as his son was. What are their present ages?
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Question 453283: In 1985, the Lincoln maemorial was 1 1/2 times as old as the jefferson memorial. if the lincoln memorial was built 21 years before the jefferson memorial, give the year when each was built
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Question 453287: Find a two-decimal-place number between 0 and one such that the sum of its digits is 9 and such that if the digits are reversed the number is increased by 0.27
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Question 453444: Ray and Gary are the same age. The sum of Ray, Gary and Steve's age is 48. Steve is 1/3 the age of Ray and Gary combined. How old is Steve?
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Question 453691: Amy has three older sisters. Beth is 2 years older than Amy. Jo is 3 years older than Beth. Meg is 4 years older than Jo. Meg is twice as old as Beth. How old is Amy?
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Question 454010: how do i work out a word problem in algebra format. john is 4 years younger than his sister mary. the sum of their ages is 20. using algebra by letting marys age = x and constructing an equation. find johns age. i know the answer is 8. but i do not know how to write it down in algebra
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Question 454482: Ruth is twice as old as Pat. In four years, Ruth will be three times as old as Pat was three years ago. How old is each now?
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Question 454479: Ruth is twice as old as Pat.
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Question 454728: Five years ago, Fleur was half the age she will be in 8 years. How old is she now?
Molly is twice as old as Tonks. The sum of their ages is 5 times Tonks? age, less 48. How old is Tonks?
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Question 454738: Woodstock is currently ten years older than his friend Snoopy. In three years, Woodstock will be three times as old as Snoopy will be. Find their ages.
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Question 454739: The ages of Ernie and Bert are consecutive odd integers. In six years, the sum of their ages will be four times Ernie's present age. How old is Ernie if Bert is older than Ernie?
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Question 454424: Eddie's age is 4 times Marco's. In 10 years Eddie will be twice as old as Marco will be. How old is each now?
Thank you.
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Question 452499: A is twice as old as B; ten years ago he was four times as old.what are their present ages?
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Question 452135: five years ago, Gemma was twice as old as tony is now, in seven years Gemma will be five times as old as Tony is now. What are Gemma and Tony's current age?
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Question 451332: aunt jane is 31 years old. Her daughter is 13 year old. How many years ago was Aunt Jne 3 times as old as her daughter
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Question 454963: I need help on this question. I know the answer but i dont understand how to get to it...thanks if you could reply this
THE QUESTION IS:
When i was 14 my mother was 41, and she is now twice as old as am. how old am i?
the answer is 27 i know but how do u get to it...thanks, RACHEL

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Question 454947: Ross is twenty years older than his niece Krystal. Krystal has worked out that in five years' time her uncle will be twice as old as she will be. Find Krystal's age
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Question 455121: John's brothers age is ten years less than twice john's age. if john is 25 then how old is his brother?
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Question 455222: Half of Haley's age is 6 years less than her age 9 years ago. How old is Haley?
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Question 455300: Loretta's age in 7 years will be three times what it was 9 years ago. How old is Loretta now?
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Question 455423: Seven years ago, mother is 11 years older than twice the age of Laura her daughter. How old will they be 6 years from now?
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Question 455534: the dads age in months is the same as his sons age in weeks.the grandpas age is twice the dads age and 8 times the grandsons age plus four years.
Dad:______ Grandpa:______
Son:______
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Question 455599: if i was 65 years now.my little brother was10 years younger .what is my age in the year 2090
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Question 455614: I have this problem. Kirsten is 4 times Claires age. Emily is 6yrs older than Claire and 6yrs younger than Zack. if anna is twice as old as Claire and the total of their ages is 81, How hod is Kirsten? I can't even get my equation started.
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Question 455774: The age of Betty's mother is 7 years more than twice Betty's age. The difference in their ages is 21 years. How old is Betty? Show the linear equation in one variable that you used then show each step in solving for your answer.
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Question 455538:
my moms age in years is the same as my brothers age in months.
My mothers age is 6 times my sisters age.
My age is the sum of my brother and sisters ages.
My fathers age in years is the number of seasons I've been alive.
My mother and father are the same age.

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Question 455808: My father is 5 times older than me. 12 years ago, he was 7 times older than me. How old is my father, and how old am I?
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Question 455438: In January of the year 2000, Sharon was one more than eleven times as old as her son, Jordan. In January of 2009, she was seven more than three times as old as him. How old was Jordan in January of 2000?
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Question 455959: A man born in the year x^2 died on his 87th birthday in the year (x+1)^2. In what year was he born?
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Question 456050: molly is 4 years younger than heidi.in 3 years,heidi will be twice as old as molly.how old are they now ?
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Question 456050: molly is 4 years younger than heidi.in 3 years,heidi will be twice as old as molly.how old are they now ?
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Question 456314: Word problems always tie me up. Can you help with this one?

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Question 456570: Bill is twice as old as Mary. If he is exactly ten years older than Mary was last year, how old are Bill and Mary?
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Question 456609: my father is 21 years older than me, after a time period of 12 years his age is twice of my age. how old am i ?
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Question 456900: bob is five years older than his sister.the sum ages is 33.how old is his sister?
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Question 456929: A family determined the average cost of maintaining and operating the family car to be about $.30 per mile. On one trip, the family drove at an average rate of 50 miles per hour for a total of 6.5 hours. On the second trip, they drove at an average rate of 55 miles per hour for a total of 6 hours. which trip cost more? how much more?
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Question 457094: If I have 3 years and my brother is 3 years older than me. How old is my brother?
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Question 457106: A father has three daughters find out the age of three daughters ?
OPTIONS
1-the product of their age is 36.
2-the sum of their age is equal to your house number .
3-my eldest daughter has green eyes.
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Question 457217: A women is five times as old as her grandson. If she is sixty years older than the boy, what are their ages?
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Question 457222: A father is six times as old as his son. Two years ago he was eight times as old. Find the son's age.
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