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Question 123284: jean is twice as old as bob. the sum of thier ages 3 years ago was 45 years. what are thier ages now?

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Question 123895: Edwin is 6 years older than his brother Alvin. In two years, Edwin will be 20 more than one-third of Alvin's age. How old are the brothers now?
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Question 124021: Please help with this question:
Sara asked her grandfather how old he was. He replied that the two digits in his ageg are the ages of her brother and sister. If they are added together to his, the sum is 83. How old is Sara's grandfather?
Thank you for your help.

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Question 124197: When my dad was 31, I was 8. Today my dad is twice as old as I am. How old am I and how old is my dad
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Question 124498: Mrs. Kim is four years younger than her husband. Find the age of each if the total oh their ages, including that of their one year old is 63.
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Question 124497: Mr. Lee is 27 years older than his son. In ten years,he will be twice as old as his son how old each?
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Question 124496: My mother was 28 years old when I was born. The sum of our ages is 84, How old am I?
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Question 124504: 11 years ago, Hye was four times as old as her brother. In 1 year she will be twice as old as he is now. What are their ages now?
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Question 124503: Brandon is 3 times as old as Caitlan. 18 years ago, Brandon was 6 times as old as Caitlan was 18 years ago. How old are they now?
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Question 124596: Please help me solve this problem:
A teacher is 15 years older than her student.
In 15 years, the ratio of their aages will be 3:2.
Find their present ages.
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Question 124762: Got another one. I swear A+ hates me.
Mike is three times as old as his little sister, Mary. In 4 years, he will be twice as old as Mary. How old is Mary?
I know the equation is:
M = Mike's age m = Mary's age
3m = M
and
M+4 = (m+4)2
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Question 124980: A is 20 years older than B. He is also 6 times as old as B. find their ages.
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Question 125965: Ms K is 6 years more than 3 times as old as her daughter. 8 years ago she was 2 years less than 9 times as old as her daughter was then. What are thier ages?
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Question 125972: Ms K is 6 years more than 3 times as old as her daughter. 8 years ago she was 2 years less than 9 times as old as her daughter was then. What are thier ages?
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Question 126387: I was 26 years old when my daughter was born. Today the sum of 3 times my age and twice my daughter's age is 103 years. How old are we today?
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Question 127455: I really need help on this question. Thanks in advance! :)
Three peoples ages, when multiplied together give 30030. If these 3 people were born within 10 years of each other, what is the sum of their three ages?
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Question 127527: A drawing is made to a scale of 1"=1'. What will be the length in the drawing of a distance equal to 4'3"??
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Question 127900: Sherman's age and his grandpa's age together equal 72. His grandpa's age is 7 times greater than his age. How old are they. (in fourth grade)

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Question 128039: Five years ago a girl was one-half as old as her brother was then and now she is three years younger than he is. Find their present ages.
Please explain how you arrived at the answer... Much thanks!!!!!
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Question 128175: matthew is 3 times as old as jenny. In 7 years he will be twice as old as she will be then. How old is each now?
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Question 128290: Tom is 5 times as old as Todd. In 8 years Tom's age will be 22 years more than 2 times as old as Todd. How old is Todd?
Thank you very much for you help
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Question 128414: The sum of ages of 4 family members is 68. Four years ago the sum was 53. How old is the youngest family member? Please EXPLAIN!
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Question 128414: The sum of ages of 4 family members is 68. Four years ago the sum was 53. How old is the youngest family member? Please EXPLAIN!
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Question 128599: Mary is 12 years old. Her brother Joey is 2 years old. In how many years will Mary be just twice as old as Joey?
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Question 128885: diaz is 1 year more than 3 times as old as his daughter. 4 years from now he will lack 7 years from being 3 times as old as his daughter is then. find each age. this is what i have tried, with the daughter being x she is x now and x plus 4 then he is 1 plus 3x now and 4 plus 1 plus 3x then - so... 1 plus 3x equals x now and 4 plus 1 plus 3x equals x plus 4 then. i think the answer comes out to be 31 and 10, but don't know if this is the right way to get there. am i close?? thank you so much for the help!!
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Question 129412: Thirteen years from now Amanda will be twice as old as she was seven years ago. Her present age is?
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Question 129576: Josh is 10 years older than his brother. Next year, he will be three times as old as his brother.
a. How old was Josh when his brother was born?
b. If his brother's age is represented by a, what's Josh's age?
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Question 129610: During a recent cesus, a man was being interviewedby the census taker. When asked, he told the census taker that he had 3 children. When asked their ages the man replied, "The product of their ages is 72. The sum of their ages is the same as my house number." The census taker ran to the front door, looked at the house number and returned saying "I still cant tell!" The man replied, Oh thats right! I forgot to tell youthe oldest one likes chocolate pudding." With That, the census taker wrote down the ages of the 3 children and left. How old are they?
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Question 129678: Adam is 5 years younger than Eve. In 1 year, Even will be three times as old as Adam was 4years ago. Find there ages now.
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Question 129764: 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 129733: My daughter is having a tough time with this equation.
Fifteen years ago, Alberto was twice as old a Rosa. In nine more years, he will be twice as old as she was when he was as old as she is now. How old is Rosa?
Any help is appreciated.
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Question 129888: Ellie is 33 years old. This is three times as old as Sophie was when Ellie was as old as Sophie is now."
How old is Sophie now?
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Question 129455: 5 years ago a son was 1/3 the age of his father. 5 years from now he will be 1/2 the age of his father. How old are both now?
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Question 129974: Ann's age is seven-tenths of Bills age. In 4 years Ann's age will be eight-elevenths of Bills age. how old is Bill now?
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Question 130032: hi
im dawn marie
my question is
jen was 25 years old when her son was born, her present age is 7 years less than 3 times her son's present age. how old is jen now?
please answer my question...
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Question 130419: natasha is 5 years older than juan.The sum of their ages is 27. how old are natasha and juan?
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Question 130472: Tim is 4 years older than one-third of Juan's age. In 10 years, Juan will be 6 years older than twice as old as Tim is now. How old is each now?
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Question 130466: Kate's age exceeds twice Martha's age by 6 years. Eight years ago, four times Martha's age exceeded Kate's age by 6 years. Find their present ages.
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Question 130618: Please help me solve this equation: melinda's dad is 30 years older than melinda is now. eight years ago, his age was equal to the square of melinda's age then. how old is melinda now?
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Question 130627: find the mean of the ages: 23,22,21,20,19,18,17,16,15,14
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Question 130885: A MAN IS FOUR TIMES AS OLD AS HIS SON NOW. SIX YEARS AGO, HE WAS 7 TIMES AS OLD AS HIS SON DURING THAT TIME. FIND THEIR PRESENT AGES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH...

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Question 130884:
JANE IS THREE TIMES AS OLD AS HER SISTER. IN THREE YEARS, SHE WILL BE 2 YEARS MORE THAN TWICE OF HER SISTER'S AGE. WHAT ARE THEIR PRESENT AGE? THANK U VERY MUCH...
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Question 131021: How do I set this up to work it?
John is 7 more than 2 times as old as Ben. In 23 years the sum of their ages will be 83. How old is Ben now?
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Question 131173: The square of Sam's age increased by twice his age is 48. What is Sam's age?
I chose 2(a)2=48 and got a=4.9 years old. Am I right?
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