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Question 486104: The problem only says: Twice 6..... Does that mean 6+6 or 6x6
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Question 486375: The ratio b/w the ages of two persons is 6:5.and sum of there ages is 77 then how many years later there ratio becomes 8:7?
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Question 486645: ‎"Four years ago, the sum of the ages of May and Ann was 45. Six years from now, twice Anne's age will be 28 years more than May's age then. How old is May now??
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Question 486792: The following project uses the game of Guess Your Card. This is a game in which
each player draws (without looking) three cards. Each card has a number between 1 and 9 on it. The players then place their cards on their heads so that everyone but themselves can see the cards.
The object of the game is to guess what cards you have. The first person to do this correctly wins.
During the play, each player, in turn, draws a question at random from a stack of questions. The player then answers the question based on the cards that they see (not their own cards, which they cannot see).
An Example
* Andy has the cards 6, 6, & 7
* Belle has the cards 3, 6, & 7
* Carol has the cards 1, 1, & 9
* Dan has the cards 3, 4, & 8
Andy draws the question card, �How many 7s do you see?� He answers, �one,� because he cannot see the 7 on his own head; he sees only the 7 on Belle's head.
Next Belle draws the question card, � Of the four even numbers, how many different even numbers do you see?� She answers, �Three,� because she sees the 4, 6, and 8 on Andy and Dan's head.
From this, Dan can conclude he has two even cards, since he can only see a 6 and Belle sees two more.
Situation
You are playing Guess Your Card with three other players. Here is what you see:
* Andy has the cards 1, 3, & 7
* Belle has the cards 3, 4, & 7
* Carol has the cards 4, 6, & 8
Andy draws the question card, �Do you see two or more players whose cards sum to the same value?� He answers, �`Yes.�
Next Belle draws the question card, � Of the five odd numbers, how many different
odd numbers do you see?� She answers �All of them.�< /font>
Andy suddenly speaks up. "I know what I have," he says. "I have a one, a three, and a seven."
The Questions
1. What cards do you have?
In answering this question, you must write a neat and professional report. You need to briefly summarize the salient facts of the problem, explain your strategy for solving the problem, explain why your strategy will work, execute your strategy, show your mathematical working, draw conclusions from your working, and finally present your answer with a brief summery of why it is your conclusion.
2. Remember, your strategy is to use more than logic. What kind of logic will you use?
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Question 486787: Two cards are drawn from a standard deck of cards, and one of the two cards is noted and removed. Find the following probabilities of the second card.
P(spade | spade) =
P(king | three) =

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Question 486788: Consider a die with eight sides, marked one, two, three, and so on. Assuming equally likely outcomes, find the probability that the sum of two dice is the given number. (Enter the answer either as a fraction or as a decimal rounded to three places.)
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Question 486945: The difference between the ages of 2 friends is 37 years. The sum of their ages is 55. Find the age of the older friend.
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Question 486921: a father is 32 years old and his son is 5. How many years will pass before the father is 10 years older than the son
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Question 487014: Linda is 3 more than 2 times the age of Jane. In five years the sum of their ages will be 28. What is Linda's age at present ?
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Question 487014: Linda is 3 more than 2 times the age of Jane. In five years the sum of their ages will be 28. What is Linda's age at present ?
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Question 487611: In 2 years, a boy will be � as old as his sister. 2 years ago, he was 2/3 as old as she. How old is the boy now?
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Question 487851: A 37 year old father has a 4 year old son. In how many years will the father be exactly 4 times as old as his son.
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Question 487722: two years back a father was 3 times as old as his son.two years hence, twice the fathers age will equal to 5 times that of his son's age.what are their present ages?
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Question 488223: two years ago, homer was 23 years older than his son andrew. twelve years from now his age will be 6 more than twice his son's age, then what are the ages of homer and andrew at the present?
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Question 488415: 1.How many pounds of water must be evaporated from 50 lbs of a 3% salt solution so that the remaining solution will be a salt?
2.A man is three times as old as his son.Four years ago he was four times as old as his son was at the time.How old is the son?
6.Two children are balanced on a seesaw One of them weighing 40 lbs at from the fulcrum.How far from the fulcrum on the other side must the other child sit if he weigs 60 lbs?
7.In two years a boy will be three-fourths as old as his sister.Two years ago he was two-thirds as old as she.How old is the boy now?
8.If the sum of three consecutive even numbers is 42,what is the largest number?
9.A tank can be filled by two hoses in 17 and � minutes.If just one hose it requires 42 min to fill the tank.How much time is required to fill the tank using the other hose alone?
10.Two children weighing 65 lbs and 45 lbs respectively are on opposite ends of an 11-foot board.Where must the fulcrum be placed if the board is to be in equilibrium.
o 11.A motor boat went 70 miles in 4 hours when traveling at full speed upstream on a river whose current flows at the rate of 6 miles per hour .How fast can the boat travel in still water?
12.How long will it workers A and B ,together ,to finished a job which can be done by A alone in 5 days and by B alone in 3 days?
13.Find the exact interest of P3000 at 4% for 219 days?
14.The altitude of a triangle is 4m longer than the base.If its area is 126 square meter,find the length of the altitude.
15.A wallet contains 290.00 in P1 and P5 denomination.If there are 62 coins in all ,how many P5-coins are there?
16.In a race ,the first prize will be $5 greater than the second prize and the second will be $4 greater than the third.The total prize money is $52.What is the amount of the first prize?
17.The tens digit of a certain number is 4 more than the unit digit.Find the integer if it is seven times as large as the sum of its digit.
20.A student has scores of 74,78,65 on three examinations .What score is needed on a fourth exam for the student to earn an average score of 80.

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Question 488434: Craig is 24 years younger than his mother. Together their ages total 56 years. How is each person? Explain how you found your answer. I need help why this question i have been trying for one hour to do it.
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Question 488611: Suzie is 4 years older than Sally. In 7 years, the sum of their ages will be 44. How old is each girl now?
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Question 488780: a man is three times as old as his son. four years ago, he was four times as old as his son was at that time.how old is the son?
i think its twelve. i've done it in a trial and error way, but i need a solution..thank you^^
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Question 488788: A man is three times as old as his son. Four years ago, he was four times as old as his son was at that time. How old is the son?
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Question 488981: The greater of 2 numbers is 8 less than 3 times the smaller. Their sum is 36. Find the larger number.
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Question 489130: How many seconds has an 85 year old person been alive?
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Question 489325: i need help with this equation (d-5)(3d-2)=0
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Question 1: A father's age is thirteen times that of his son. In 10 years, the son's age will be one-third of his father's. How old are the father and son?
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Question 489601: My son asked me this on his birthday, yesterday:
His birthday is 31st August, and he was 20yrs old yesterday. Mine is 5th February and I was 41yrs old last birthday. Will there ever be a day when he is exactly half my age? My instinct is that yes, there will, but I don't know how to work it out.
Thanks for any help!
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Question 489767: Alvin is now four times as old as Benjamin. Five years ago, the sum of their ages was 45 years. How old is each now?
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Question 490157: A neighborhood recreation program serves a total of 280 children who are either 11 years old or 12 years old. The sum of the children's ages is 3238 years. How many 11 year old children does the recreation program serve?
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Question 490185: Adam is 5 times as old as charles, in 8 years time the sum of their ages will be equal to twice adam's present age. Find their present ages
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Question 490196: Ten years ago a man was as old as his wife is now. The man is now twice as old as his wife back then. How old are they both now?
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Question 490196: Ten years ago a man was as old as his wife is now. The man is now twice as old as his wife back then. How old are they both now?
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Question 490224: 2 years from now, i shall be twice as old as i was 5 years ago said the young girl ... who can tell me her current age pray tell?

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Question 490361: At a family reunion 3 cousins were comparing there ages. Jennifer is 17 years younger than Rene and Rene is 10 years older then Melissa. Their ages total 60 years. How old is Rene?

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Question 490742: A time-deposit savings plan gives an interest rate of
6.42% on deposits. If the interest on an account for 1 year was $545.70, how much
was deposited?

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Question 490773: a culture started with 5000 bacteria. after 4 hours it grew to 5500.predict how many bacteria will be after 13 hours.
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Question 490869: If Sara is 24 years old now , represent her age x years ago.
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Question 490890: Please help me to solve this problems using to variables "the sum of ages of the son and his father is 69. If the fathers age is twice as his sons age increasedby 9 find their present ages".
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Question 491254: tom is 10 years older than Kim. Next year, he will be twice as old as Kim. How old is Tom this year?
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Question 490883: the sum of ages of the son and his father is 69. if the father 's age is twice as his son's age increased by 9, find their present ages.
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Question 490860: Eddie is three times as old dave. seven years ago,eddie was five times old as dave.how old are they now?
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Question 490844: amie is six years older than her sister. Eiht years ago she was four times as old as her sister. How old are they now?
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Question 491647: The sum of Mrs. Black's age and her daughter's age is 56 years. In 8 years, Mrs. Black will be twice as old as her daughter. How old is her daughter now?
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Question 491662: In a football game, Michael gained 134 yards running. This was 17 yards more than the previous game. How many yards did he gain in both games?
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Question 491665: Ponderosa pines grow about 1 1/2 feet each year. If a pine is now 17 feet tall, about how long will it take the tree to become 33 1/2 feet tall?
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