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Question 684180: Hello tutor, can you help me on this problem? Thank you!
Tom is now 25 years older than his son. In 10 years, Tom will be 5 years younger than 3 times his son's age. How old is Tom now?
Let Tom be N years old now.
Thank you again! :)
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Question 684209: Hello tutor, can you help me on this problem?
Gary and Henry have $2700. if Gary gives $350 to Henry, Henry will have 5 times as much money as Gary. How much does Gary have before the transfer?
Let Gary have $N before the transfer.
Thank you!
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Question 684176: Dear Tutor, please help me on this problem. Thank you.
Paul is now 3 times as old as his son Jason. 5 years ago, Paul was 4 years younger than 5 times Jason's age. How old is Jason now?
Let Jason be N years old now
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Question 684211: hello tutor, please help me solve this word problem. Thank You.
Mark is now 2 times as old as his son David. 16 years ago, Mark was 6 years older than 3 times as David's age. How old is David now?
Let David be N years old now.
Thank you again! :)
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Question 684428: On my last birthday, my friend said to me:
"In 15 years' time, your age will be the square of your age 15 years ago!"
a) How old am I?
b) Could I have said:
"In 3 years' time, my age will be the square of my age 3 years ago"? why?
c)Could I have said:
"In 5 years time, my age will be the square of my age 5 years ago"? why?

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Question 684595: If you add the sqaure of tom's age to the age of carol, the sum is 62; but if you add the square of Carol's age to the age of Tom, the result is 176. Determine the age of tom and carol.
I tried
Tom's age Sq.Rt of T + C = 62
Carol's age Sq.Rt of C + T = 176
how do I solve this?
Thanks
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Question 685095: if father is 4 time older from daughter, and 6 years back he was 10 time older what is his age?
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Question 685207: Chris needs to find the product of two numbers. One of the numbers is 6. The answer also needs to be 6. How will he solve this problem? Explain.
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Question 685704: The father�s age is four times that of his son. Before 8 years, the father�s age was 16 times that of the son . Find the father�s age.

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Question 685725: Four years from now, Daisy will be twice as old as Libeth. Six Years ago she was four times as old as her. Find their present ages.
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Question 685752: when i was two years old my sister was half my age now i am 100 years old how old is my sister

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Question 685994: Age is something I am proud of said grandfather. "I would be as old now as six times my age six years from now less six times my age six years ago if I were six years older than I am." How old am I?
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Question 686207: Mark is 10 years older than his sister Sarah. In 4 years, he will be twice as old as Sarah. How old is each of them now?
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Question 686465: What is an inequality? What is an equality?

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Question 686588: an oriental rug is 52 years old and a persian rug is 16 years old. how many years ago was the oriental rug 4 times as old as the persian rug?
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Question 686829: i dont understnad this question it is about direct varaitons can you please help me out
If y = negative 4 when x=10, find y when x = 2
can you please help me with this im am not understanding this thanks
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Question 686550: ten years from now, A will be twice as old as B. five years ago,A was three times as old as B. what are the present ages of A and B?

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Question 686939:

How would I write this in Fraction form>
eight and one half years ago Steven was 7 years old. How old is he now?
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Question 687021: How old will Johnny be when Susie is 6, if Susie is 4 years older than Johnny?

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Question 687506: Paul is 7 years older than his brother. The product of their ages is 30. How old is Paul?
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Question 685301: Michael is 6 years older than Vanessa. Seven years ago, Michael was 3 times as old as Vanessa. How old is Vanessa now?
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Question 687641: john is 8 years older than his sister. 10 years ago the sum of there ages were 82.find the age of each.

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Question 687612: age of son is one-third of the age of father,5 years ago the son was 10 years old,the present age of father is?
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Question 687712: Three more than one-half is the same as 17 minus three times the number.
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Question 687945: Billy is 6 years younger than Amy. The sum of their ages is 22. How old will each of them be in 8 years?
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Question 687940: Sixteen years ago Maddie was 50% younger than she is today. How old is she now?
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Question 688656: The author's grandmother was x years old in the year x^2. Grandmother was still alive in 1945. Find the age and when was she born?
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Question 689632: In 4 years i will be 3 times the age i was 16 years ago
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Question 689712: The age of a man is the same as his wife's age with the digits reversed. The sum of their ages is 99 and the man is 9 years older than his wife. How old is the man?
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Question 689894: How old is the younger of two siblings if the sum of their ages is 18 and the difference is 10?
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Question 690185: Maria is now 3 years younger than her sister, Ann. Four years ago, Maria's age was one-half Ann's age. How old s each girl now?
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Question 690322: Brad is eight more than two times as old as Sarah. In 10 years the sum of their ages withh be 76. How old is Sarah now?
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Question 690515: at 365 days per year and 30 days per month how many days old is a child when he becomes exactly 2.5 years old
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Question 690739: My sister is 5 years older than I , the sum of our ages equals 35 ,
what is my age and my sisters ?
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Question 690913: if brad is 8 and his dad is 375% of brads age how old will brads dad be in 3
year

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Question 691018: peter is 102 and his grand daughter is 49. what is the difference in their age

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Question 690964: Jim's age is 4 times that of his sister. The product of their ages is 36. How old is each?
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Question 691607: zelma is eighteen years older than her son. she was three times as old as he was oneyear ago. how old are they now?
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Question 691635: When Lisa was born, her dad was 26 years old. Now he is 3 times her age. How old is Lisa?

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Question 691746: at soem point during my life i will be exactly 3 times older than my granddaughter please write the equasion and how I would do it. I am 57 and my grand is 4 Thank you so much!
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Question 691839: ahmed is 7 years older than his sister if the sun of their ages is 21 years find their ages
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Question 691854: In four years a mother will be five times as old as her daughter. At present the mother is nine times as old as the daughter. How old are the mother and daughter today?

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Question 692111: Tom is 5 times as old as Tod. In 6 years Toms age will be 8 years more than 3 times as old as tod. How old is tod?

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