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Question 708222: A man is q years old while his son is p years old.the sum of their age is equal to twice the difference of their ages.the product of the age is 675.write down the equation connecting their age and solve the equation in order to find the ages of the man and his son?
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Question 711618: in 8 years, barry will be 2 times as old as he is now. how old is he now

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Question 711718: Mark is 8 years younger than Gerry. In ten years, he will be ten years more than one-half as old as Gerry. Find their present ages.
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Question 711959: Ninja is 7 years older than is cousin. 2 years ago is was 3 yrs less than twice his age. how old was his cousin then
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Question 712031: please help me solve this age word problem: seven years ago, i was eleven times as old as my daughter. Now I am four times as old as she is.
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Question 712100: when i was 2 years old, my brother was half of my age. now i'm 80 years old, how old is my brother?

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Question 712175:
Dave is twice as old as Rick. Ten years ago the sum of their ages was 40. How old are they now?
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Question 712175:
Dave is twice as old as Rick. Ten years ago the sum of their ages was 40. How old are they now?
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Question 712346: judy is Y years old. in 18 years she will be 3 times as old as she was 2 years ago. how old is she now?
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Question 712417: If a man is three times a woman's age when married but in twenty-one years will only be twice her age..how old are the man and the woman?
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Question 712367: why is
the sum of our age we are currently and the year we were born all add up too 113
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Question 712693: How old is a person, which after two years will be two times older than before five years?
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Question 712823: Currently, sarah is three times her daughters's age. In 13 years, she will be two times her daughters's age. How old is each now?
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Question 713077: Jose is 5 years older than Tess. Three years ago, he was twice as old as Tess. How old is Tess now?
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Question 713078: Michael is 15 years older than his brother Rafael. However, y years ago Michael was twice as old as Rafael. If Rafael is now x years old and x > y, what is the value of x-y?
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Question 713109: jack is two times as old as lacy. 6 years from now the sum of their ages will be 30. How old are they now
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Question 713308: My father is four times as old as me. In 20 years, he will only be twice as old as me. How old is my father and how old am I?
This is what I have worked out so far but I am confused:
f=father's age and m=my age
f=4m
(f+20)=2(m+20)
(4m+20)=2(f+20)
4m+20=2f+40

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Question 713383: Hi! My teacher recently gave us a worksheet that requires us to use systems of equations, I was hoping you'd be able to help me. Thank you! :D
If you add five to the sum of Patrick's age and his mother's age, the total is 48. Patrick's mother is five years less than three times the age of Patrick. How old are Patrick and his mother?
Thank you! :)
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Question 713983: Rosa has 15 quarters and 10 nickles. She buys juice from a store for herself
And her friends. The juice costs 35 cents per can. She gives the cashier 2/3
Of the quarters and 3/5 of the nickles. The cashier does not give
Her any change. How many cans of juice did she buy?
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Question 714124: �That�s a question no gentleman should ask,� she replied, �but I�ll tell you if you promise to keep it a secret.� Alfred nodded, and his grandmother went on: �If you reverse my age you will get half of what I shall be in a year�s time.�
how old is gran
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Question 714173:

d=100 miles, r=50mph

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Question 714334: a fathers age is three more than four times the age of his son. if the product of their ages is 351, whats the sum of their age?
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Question 714572: _____ years ago, Baxter was ____ as old as his father was then. In ____ years Baxter would be ____ as old as his father will be then. Find their ages now.
I really don't know how to set up this problem. It is for a test tomorrow and the teacher will fill in the numbers for the test.
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Question 714742: The question is:
"Five years ago Paul was 3 times as old as Erin. Now he is twice as old as Erin How old are they?"
I made a chart on the information like my math teacher taught me and I got the following (I don't know if it is right):
People Now 5 years ago
Paul 2(n) 3(n-5)
Erin n n-5
I don't know what to do for the equation in order to solve for 'n'.
Thank you for your help!
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Question 714750: Tom is (x)years old than james. If the sum of thea ages is 64 how old will tom be in 5 yerars
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Question 714822: The sum of bill and ted's age is 60. In two years, Bill will be 3 times as old as Ted. How old are Bill and Ted now?
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Question 714908: Frank is 17 years old and his grandfather is 77 years old. How old will Frank's grandfather be when he is exactly 4 times as old as Frank?
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Question 714918: a womans age and her sons add up to 45 years, five years ago the woman was 6 times as old aas her son, how old was the woman when the boy was born
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Question 714983: In 3 years i will be 3 times as old as i was 27 years ago?
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Question 715038:
The sum of John and Kevin's age is 74. In three years, John will be three times as old as Kevin. How old are John and Kevin now?

A movie theater charges $ 10 for an adult ticket and 6 $ for a child's ticket. The screening of a new movie had attendance of 335 patrons ( adults and children) and generated revenue of $ 2 590. How many adults and how many children attended the movie screening?
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Question 715054: the average age of members of a 4 member family is 15 years.twenty years from now the average age would be
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Question 715111: In a certain company, 30 percent of the men and 20 percent of the women attend night school. If 40 percent of all employees are men, what percent of all the employees attend night school?
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Question 715279: Alice is four years Younger than ben and she is nine years older than Carly the total ages three people in 79 how old is Alice
Thanks

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Question 715609: the ratio of the ages of a husband and his wife is 4:3. after 4 years this ratio will be 9:7. if at the time of the marriage the ratio was 5:3, then how many years ago thy got married?
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Question 715658:
difference between a man age and his son age is 23 years and their sum is 41 years. find the age of the man
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Question 716024: Thomas is taking orders for roses so far she has custome
rs for 55dozens roses she ordered 55 dozens
of roses how many more dozens does she need to order
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Question 716028: please help answer, thanks
In five years John's age will be three years more than two thirds of Terry's age. Four years ago, the sum of their ages is 20. How old is each now?

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Question 716095: A father is twice his son's age. Twelve years ago, the father was three times as old as his son. How old is each person now.
I know the answer but not the equation.
NOW: father is 48 and son is 24.
12 years ago: father was 36 and son was 12
What equation do i use please?
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Question 716228:
phillip is 6 years younger than his brother, david. david is x years old. how old is phillip ?
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Question 716420: write the class mark of the class 29-34
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Question 716416: stat next two terms of the sequence A.P. 4,9,14......
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Question 716617: In four years, Steve's age will be two years less than twice Anne's age. Three years ago, Steve was three times as old as Anne was then. How old is each now?
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Question 716652: Jenny is 25 years younger than her mother. Jenny's mom is 25 years younger than her mom. If their ages all add up to 129, how old is Jenny?
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Question 716720: I am stuck on this word problem:
Mike and Emily are brother and sister. Mike is twice as old as Emily was four years ago. In six years Emily will be four times as old as Mike was eight years ago. How old are Mike and Emily now?
I have formula: Mike...M=2(E-4)
Emily....E-6=4M-8
Am I headed in the right direction?
Thanks
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