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Question 739228: Rewrite the linear equation 6x � 3y = 15 in slope-intercept form. What is the slope? What are the coordinates of the y-intercept?

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Question 739227: Mary is 3 times as old as her brother John. In 5 years, Mary will be twice as old as John. How old is Mary now?
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Question 739239: If mom is 15 years older then twice her daughters age, if mom is 49 years old, how old is daughter
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Question 739091: Joey's father is 5 times older than joey and joey is twice as his sister kari. in two years time, the sum of their ages will be 58. how old is joey now?
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Question 738899: My mother is nine times as old as i am. In 3 years she will be only five times as old as i will be. How old am i?

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Question 739501: How old are you if you were born on a leap year like February 29, 2012 how old will you be in March 1, 2013?

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Question 739474: If x/2 years ago, Alex is 12 years old. And x/2 years from now, he will be 2x years old. How old he will be 3x years from now?
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Question 739536: Mr. Tanaka is 35years old and his son is 5, In how many years will Mr. Tanaka be three times as old as his son?
I have tried multiple times to figure out this problem, but I am sure I am doing the factors wrong..
F-fathers age
S-sons age
f*35=?
S=5
5x35=175
175/3= 59
so the answer that I am getting is 59, is this correct or am I doing this wrong?
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Question 739586: In two years Orgo will be twice as old as he was 5 years ago how old is he now?
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Question 739438: Randy is twice as old as his sister Jane. Together the sum of their ages is 15. how old is randy?
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Question 739589: 1. Samuel is 2/3 as old as his brother. In five years, he will be 3/4 as old as his brother will be. Find their present ages.
a. If x = the brother�s age now, write an expression for Samuel�s present age in terms of x.

b. Write an expression for the brother�s age in five years.

c. Write an expression for Samuel�s age in five years.

d. Write an equation that could be used to solve the problem.

e. Solve the equation, showing each step of your work. Find both Samuel�s present age and his brother�s present age.

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Question 739279: randy is twice as old as his sister jane together the sum of their age is 15. how old is randy?

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Question 739112: x years in the future, Sandy will be y years old, z years in the future, Sandy will be how old?
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Question 738937: Tommy is 1/4 the age of his grandmother.Their ages total 75 years
How old is his grandmother?
How old would Tommy be in five years time?
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Question 739612: Maria's father is 10 years younger than 3 times Maria's current age. In 5 years, his age will be 5 years more than twice her age. Which equation can be used to find Maria's current age?
3x-5=2x+5
3x-10=2x+15
3x-10=2x+10
3x+15=2x+5
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Question 739732:
Present age of the father is 3 times that of his sons. The sum of that ages 10 years ago is as much as their present age of the father. Find the ages
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Question 739677:
Peter is now three times as old as John. Three years ago the sum of their ages was 22. How old is John now?
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Question 739958: Beth is three years older than Jay. Find their present ages if the product of Beth's age is four years from now and Jay's age three years ago is 75.Thank You!

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Question 739963: My brother was born July twenty-fourth nineteen sixty eight. I was born June twenty-fifth nineteen sixty nine. What is our exact age difference?
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Question 740136: there are 7 family members the average age is 21 how old are the 7 people.
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Question 740343: the price of a puzzle was cut 20% for a trade fair event.By what percentage must the puzzle item be increased again to sell it at the orginal price
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Question 740375: Thomas is 4 times older than his younger brother, Peter. If their age difference is 12 years, how old is Thomas?
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Question 740387: If my borther's age can be multipled by 7 and next year will be multiplied by 5.What is his age now ?
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Question 740481: a wheel makes 9 and 7/8 revolutions per minute. If it rotates for 44 minutes, how many revolutions does it make?
How many revolutions does the wheel make in 44 minutes?

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Question 740633: Using 2 variables:
Ruth is twice as old as Pat. In 4 years, Ruth will be three times as old as Pat was three years ago. How old is each now?
I have the let statements- let x=Pat let y= Ruth
Also I have, 2y=p, but I am stuck on the second equation.
Thanks for your help!
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Question 741165: Phil is 24 years older than WIll. Four years ago he was seven times as old as WIll was then. FInd their ages now.
I have tried guess and check and have found the answer but is there a way to get the answer through using a formula? Thank you so much guys! After answering my question treat yourself to a nice warm cup of cocoa and pat your self on the back because you know you just helped a child at need. LOL. Thanks!! @_@
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Question 741232:
Hi , do help me with this few problems sums , thank you :)
A father is 30 years older than his son. In 6 years' time ,
he will be twice as old as his son. What are their present ages ?
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Question 741174:
Peter is now three times as old as John. Three years ago, the sum of their ages was 22. How old is John now?
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Question 741287: a teacher is four times as old as a student. in 16 years, the students age will be half of the teachers age. how old are they now?
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Question 741286: At some point during my life my son will be three times his age at that point. If I am 43 and he's 19 now how old will I bee when he's three times as old as me?
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Question 741602: James is as twice as old as his son. in 20 years their combined ages will be 115 years. how old is his son?

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Question 741756: The ratio of kwame's sge to derrick's age is 3:4. Two yearrs ago their average age was 12years. How old is kwame now?

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Question 741976: alice and dan's ages add up to 110. dan is two years older than alice. how old are alice and dan
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Question 742107: A man was born when his father was 28 years old. How old will he be when he is exactly half his fathers age
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Question 742109: When I add 3 times my age 3 years from now to 4 times my age 4 years from now, I get 8 times my current age. How old will I be 2 years from now?"

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Question 742262:
four years hence a boy will be twice as old as he was 6 years ago.find his present age?
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Question 742303: I am 17, My dad is 49, how old does he need to be twice my age.
***I just need the equation***
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Question 742316: Sharon is 42 years old. Her daughter is 12 years old. How many years ago was Sharon four times older than her daughter?
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Question 742365: 5 years ago a person was 7 time as old as his son but at peresent he is only 4 time as old as his son how many time as old as his son,wil he be 5 years from now

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Question 718408: Will is 4 years older than Phil. Three years from now, Will will be twice as old as Phil was last year. Find the present ages.
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Question 615155: Paul is 33 years old. He's three times older than his brother Phil was when Paul was the same age Phil is today. How old is Phil?
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Question 743135: Laura is 4 times older than Thomas. If Laura is 24, how old is Thomas?
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Question 743135: Laura is 4 times older than Thomas. If Laura is 24, how old is Thomas?
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