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Question 201494: Would you please help me identify the equation for the following problem:
"Together we are 98 years old. I am twice as old as you were when I was as old as you are now."
I understand A+B=98, but cannot figure the second statement.
Thank you,
Caroline

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Question 692984: 4 years ago shirleys age was 2 years more than 4 times kims age. 4 years from now, she will be 3 times as old as kim will be.
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Question 692241: 6+5X4-3
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Question 693151: Mr. Munch is twice as old as his daughter. In two years, he will be four times as old as his daughter was fifteen years ago. How old are they now?

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Question 693144: john is twice the age of bill . sum is greater than 21 . find youngest possible age of both
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Question 693184: Tom is 3 years older than Mary and Jane is 5 years older than Tom. What is the average age?

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Question 693184: Tom is 3 years older than Mary and Jane is 5 years older than Tom. What is the average age?

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Question 693190: the products of Raj's age and 7 is 91
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Question 693217: A mother's age is three less than 3 times her daughters age. The sum of there ages is 45. Find their ages
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Question 693167: The units digit of a two digit number is 1 more than twice the tens digit. If the digits are reversed,the new number is 36 more than the original number. Find the number.
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Question 693241: Enrich: Complete the pattern and identify the rule: 237,316,395,474, , , , Fill in the missing blanks.Thank you
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Question 693236: Ethan's dad is 30 years old. This is 10 years older than twice Ethans age. How old is Ethan?
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Question 693279: carol is 5 times as old as her brother she will be 3 times as old as her brother in two years . how old is carol?
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Question 693279: carol is 5 times as old as her brother she will be 3 times as old as her brother in two years . how old is carol?
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Question 693291: Father's age is equal to the sum of the ages of his five children. After 15 years, his age will be only
half of the sum of the children's ages. How old is the father ?

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Question 693525: Mark is 11 years older than his sister. In 8 years he will be twice as old as she will be then. How old are they now?
How do you solve this? Please show me the steps. I have a test tomorrow and I need help.
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Question 693814: perla is now 5 times as old as Marilou. in 10 years, perla is will be 3 times as old as marilou. how old is each.
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Question 693892: Kim is 15. Kim's father is 39. In how many years will Kim's father be exactly twice as old as Kim will be?
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Question 693994: Eighteen years ago Alan was twice as old as Tony. Alan is eight years older than Tony. Find Tony's age now.

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Question 693739: How old is Anna if she's 3yrs older than chuck, and in 5yrs, her age and chucks age would equal 54?
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Question 694087: Kelly's sister is 5 years younger than double Kelly's age. If the sum of their ages is sixteen how old is Kelly's sister?
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Question 694491: ratio off A'S age to B's age is equal to 4:3. A will be 26 years old after 6 years. how old is B now?
a)15 years
b)16 years
c)17 years
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Question 694496: three times a mines four

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Question 694484: ratio of A's age to B's age is equal to 4 :3. A will be 26 years old after 6 years how old is B now? solve
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Question 694487: In a factory the ratio of male workers to female work- ers was 5 : 3, If the number of female workers was less by 40, find the total number of workers in the factory.
a)120
b)160
c)180
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Question 694483: Nerio is now 2 years younger than Jean, while Angel is one year younger than Mon. If the sum of Mon's Age in 3 years, Jean's age 2 years ago, and Angel's age next year is 78, find their present ages.
Thanks!
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Question 694637: 20 years ago, I was half the age I will be in 10 years. How old am I ?
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Question 694705: present father and son age sum is 50 years.but when son age are same to present age of his father then their age sum will be 102 years.what is the present age of father and son|
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Question 694755: How can I translate this word problem into an equation? Jim is 5 years older than Joe. If the sum of their ages is 55, how old are they?
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Question 694778: Christy is 3 years older than Jamie. �The sum of their ages is 23. �How old is each?
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Question 694778: Christy is 3 years older than Jamie. �The sum of their ages is 23. �How old is each?
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Question 694781: ten years ago,arun's father was four times older than his son.after ten years, the father will be twice older son. the present age of arun find solution
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Question 694951: seven years ago jackson's age was 2/5 of the age he will be 20 years from now. how old is jackson now
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Question 694988: In 9 years olga will be four times older than she is now. how old is olga
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Question 694902: Please help me solve word problem:
Given that a father's age is 1 less than twice that of his son, and that the digits AB making up the father's age are reversed in the son's age (i.e. BA).
How old are the father and son?
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Question 695009: Luke has twenty dollars bill in his wallet. he has total of $80. he has two more $5 bills than $10 and four more $1 than $5. how many of each does he have!!
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Question 694982: Prove that in a group of ten persons there are at least two such that either the sum or the difference of their ages is divisible by 16. Do not prove by example. Cover all cases.
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Question 695124: Aga was 9 yrs. old. When his sister was born. Now, he is 6 yrs less than twice his sister's age. What are their present ages?
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Question 695372: Can you help me solve this word problem?
The sum of the present ages of a mother and her daughter, Jane, is 43 years. In 14 years' time, Jane will be half her mother's present age. Form an equation and solve it to find Jane's present age.
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Question 695384: There are two stacks of cards that each contain "r" cards. Two players play the following game. Each player in turn chooses one stack and then removes any number of cards, but at least one, from the chosen stack. The player who removes the last card wins the game. Prove that the second player (the player that does not go first) can always win. Don't prove by example cover all cases.
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Question 695426: Mr. Jacobs is 4 times as old as his son. Five years ago, he was 9 times as old as his son. Find Mr. Jacob's age.
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Question 695429: A car and trailer weigh a total of 3260 pounds. If the car weighs 3 times as much as the trailer, how much does each weigh?
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