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Question 100409: Caridad is six years older than her sister. Four years ago she was 4 times as old as her sister. how old Caridad.
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Question 100568: A boy is 4 years old and his sister is three times as old as he is. When the boy is 12
years old, how old will his sister be?
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Question 100600: if every 9th person in line for concert tickets gets a free t shirt, and every 24th person gets a free ticket, which person will be the first to a t-shirt and free ticket? how do you know?
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Question 100765: Serina is 9 years old. Her mom is 39 years old. In how many years will her mother be 3 times as old as Serena?
9 + 39 = 3x (9+39)
48 = 27x + 117x
48 = 144x
x = 3 but it should be 6 what did I do wrong?
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Question 100777: ten years from now, sofia will be three times as old as she was eight years ago. how old is sofia now?
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Question 100766: Katy is 5 years younger than Marg. In 4 years, four times Marg's age will equal 6 times Katy's age. How old is Katy now?

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Question 101024: How many years will it take for Sheila (34 years old) to be half the age of David (54 years old)?
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Question 101024: How many years will it take for Sheila (34 years old) to be half the age of David (54 years old)?
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Question 101047: an eight year old boy named nathan wants to compare his age with that of his mother and grandfather. his mother is excatly four times his age and his grand father is exactly seven times his age . How old is nathans mother ? How old is his granfather. please Show work.
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Question 101069: I don't understand
3 sisters are each 2 years apart in age. The youngest sister is Emily, the middle sister is Samantha and the oldest sister is Lauren. Together their combined ages are 42. How old is each sister?
a. Define the variable(s).
b. Write an equation for this situation using one variable.
c. Solve the equation for the ages of the 3 sisters.
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Question 101058: translate each into an equation:
if 9 is subtracted from the varible R,the difference is equal to the varible X divided by 5
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Question 101190: the tomb of Diophantus
here lies a great man. Mathematically his life is heroen inscribed for all to witness:
One-quarter of his life was spent as a boy and a young man. then when 1/7 of his life had passed he entered into matrimony, and 5 years later a son was born to him . Alas! when his son had reached only 1/2 his father's allotted time on this earth, death took him into its arms. to console himself while grieving over his son's death, he explired then discovered this science of numbers during a period of 4 years, after which, Diophantus passed on to a better world.
What was his life span?
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Question 101056: translate each into an equation:
if 8 is added to the variable T , the sum is equal to the varible B
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Question 101258: Vicky is now 4 times as old as Cristy. five years ago,the sum of their ages was 45. how old are they now
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Question 101257: Vicky is now 4 times as old as Cristy. five years ago,the sum of their ages was 45. how old are they now
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Question 101053: translate into an equation:
variable x is multiplied by 6, the product is equal to 4 times the variable y
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Question 101373: If x=yz,find the value for x given that y = 2 and z =5
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Question 101870: If antonio is 15 years old, and jenny is 22 years old, how much older is jenny than antonio?
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Question 102450: Let P(x) be the probability function of a discrete random variable x which assumes the values x1, x2, x3, x4, such that 2P(x1) = 3P(x2) = P(x3) = 5P(x4). Find the probability distribution of x.
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Question 102516: Tom is 4 times as old as Todd. In 3 years Tom's age will be 13 years more than 2 times as old as Todd. How old is Tom?
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Question 103025: A woman is one more year than 4 times the age of her daughter. In 4 years, she will be 3 times as old as her daughter will be then. What are their present ages?
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Question 103134: 1) CHRISTIAN IS 32 YEARS OLD AND HIS SON IS 5 YEARS OLD. HOW MANY YEARS FROM NOW WILL CHRISTIAN BE 10 TIMES HIS SON'S AGE.

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Question 103296: Melissa is 24 years younger than Joyce. In 2 years Joyce will be 3 times as old as Melissa will be then. How old are each of them now?
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Question 103611: Mark is 10 years younger than Larry. Larry's age in 8 years will exceed twice Mark's age 3 years ago by 4 years. How old is each now?

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Question 103763: Michelle is eight years older than adam. Three years ago michelle was twice as old as adams was then. How old is Michelle?
-I just need to know how to set it up, very confused on that
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Question 103726: Roberto needs 10 kilograms of clay for a ceramics project. He already has three pieces that weigh 1.3 kg, 2.4 kg, and 0.9 kg. How much more clay does he need?
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Question 103836: Sarah is 6 years more than 3 times as old as Denise. In 14 years the sum of thier ages will be 82. How old is Denise now?
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Question 103836: Sarah is 6 years more than 3 times as old as Denise. In 14 years the sum of thier ages will be 82. How old is Denise now?
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Question 103835: Tom is 6 times as old as Todd. In 5 years Tom's age will be 1 year more than 4 times as old as Todd. How old is Tom?
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Question 103835: Tom is 6 times as old as Todd. In 5 years Tom's age will be 1 year more than 4 times as old as Todd. How old is Tom?
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Question 103828: Sheri's age in 20 years will be the same as Terry's age now. Ten years from now, Terry's age will will be twice as Sheri's. What are their present ages?
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Question 103825: in 4 years Daniel's age will be the same as Justin's age now. In 2 years,Justin will be twice as old as Daniel. Find their ages now.
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Question 103876: Bob is 24 years younger than his father. In 2 years he will be half as old as his father. How old is each now?
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Question 104379: deanna is five more than six times than ted. Twine the sum of their ages is 94. How old is ted?
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Question 104387: Meg is 20 years younger than Phillip. In three years Phillip will be twice as old as Meg will be. How old is each now?
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Question 104463: Mary's age is twice Rick's age and one-third of Steve's age. If the sum of their age is 99, how old are they?
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Question 104544: Doug is 12 years older than his sister Linda. in 4 years ,he will be twice as old as linda. how old is each of them now?
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Question 104504: Three years ago, Milcah is 3 times older than Joshua. 4 years from now, Milcah is 8 yrs. older than Joshua. Find Joshua's and Milcah's age.
Please answer, I need this urgent, I can't able to answer because I don't know how to solve age problem.. I really much appreciated your concerns.. Thank You!
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Question 104495: Three years ago, Milcah is 3 times older than Joshua. 4 years from now, Milcah is 8 years older than Joshua. Find Joshua's and Milcah's age.
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Question 104608: Kayla would be one-half as old as Nathan if Kayla were 4 years older. Nathan is eight less than three times as old as Kayla. How old are they?

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Question 104848: amaqn born on the first half of the 19th century will be x years old in x to the power 2AD.find his year of birth.
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Question 105506: Mr. johnson was married 18 years ago and he was 3 times as old as his wife. Today he is only twice as old as his wife. How old was Mrs. Johnson when they got married?
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Question 105578: Rex is 30 years younger than his father. His mother is three times as old as her son. Find Rex's age if his father is two years older than his mother?
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Question 105576: Rex is 30 years younger than his father. His mother is three times as old as her son. Find Rex's age if his father is two years older than his mother?
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