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Question 743399: Twenty years ago the age of the father was four times the age of son . After four years from now the age of the father will be double that of son .Give algebraic and graphical representation of the situation and hence find their ages.

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Question 743426: Father's age is six times his son's age. Nine years hence the age of father will be three times his son's age. Find their present ages.
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Question 743329: The sum of the ages of a man and his wife is 73 years. Eight years ago the husband was twice as old as his wife. How old are they now?
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Question 743967:
Lynn is twice as old as David. Five years ago she was seven year older than David. How old is Lynn now?
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Question 744062: There are a total of 48 cookies on 5 plates in my kitchen. When i take away 10 cakes from the plate, there are still 8 cookies left on the first plate, There are 15 cookies left on the second plate. Write your own problem using the cookie information.show your work
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Question 744502: In 1943 the Brooklyn Bridge was 10 times as old as the Golden Gate Bridge. That same year, the difference in their ages was 54 years. Find the year of completion for each bridge.
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Question 744499: mario is four years older than pedro the sum of their age is 40 how old are they
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Question 744555: three years ago a boy was 5 years as old as girl who will be 10 years hence. How old is boy?
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Question 744574: the present age of a father is equal to the sum of ages of his 5 children. 12 years hence the sum of ages of his children will be twice the age of their father. find the present age of the father.
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Question 744595: if father tell his son,i was of your present age where you were born.if the father is 36 now . how old the boy 5 year back.
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Question 744595: if father tell his son,i was of your present age where you were born.if the father is 36 now . how old the boy 5 year back.
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Question 744690: Twice of William's age adds on to Michael's age to make 41. William is 3 years older than Michael. We are trying to find William's age. I tried making two equations, including one that will solve for William's age. To find Michael first, I got a decimal. I am not sure what to do. I have tried.
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Question 744766: Hello please help me solve this.
Five years ago I was 5 times older than my son. In 8 years� time
I will be 3 times older than my son. How old am I today?
I know it will be a simultaneous equation, but I'm struggling to understand the two equations. So far I've done x-5=5(y-5)
x+8=3(y+8)
Now I'm not sure what to do.
Thanks :)
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Question 744800: HELLO SIR,I AM HAVING A PROBLEM IN THIS QUESTION ?????
Six years ago, the ratio of the ages of Kunal and Sagar was 6 : 5. Four years hence, the ratio of their ages will be 11 : 10. What is Sagar's age at present?
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Question 744833: Need a little help , thanks in advance.
Maria's father is four times the age of his daughter.
If Maria was born in 1993, what age is her father?
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Question 744847: when i was 9 my mother was 41, now she is double her age so how old am i?
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Question 745164: tyler is 20 years older than shane. in 5 years, shane will be half as old as tyler is then. use 2 variables to find their present ages.
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Question 745299: Part 1:
Bri's brother is 3 years younger then her and her sister is twice as old as her. The sum of all three of their ages is 45. How old is Bri?
Part 2:
How old will Bri's brother be when her sister is twice as old as her brother?
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Question 745523: Joanne is 22 years older than her daughter. In six years the sum of their ages will be 42. How old are they now?
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Question 745550: WHAT
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Question 745550: WHAT
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Question 745731: A boy is B years old. His father is 23 years older than him (the boy).
The product of their ages is 50.
How old is each person ?
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Question 745860: Meres cat is three years older than her dog. The sum of her pets' age is 14. How old is her dog?
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Question 745839: write this as an algebraic expression .If Beth's allowance (B) is 2.50 more than kesias' then Beth's allowance is?

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Question 745836: QUESTION:
Three years ago Maris was three times as old as Lloyd. Three years hence, she will be twice as old. What is Maris present age?
can you please translate this to an equation. thank you
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Question 746162: IN 8 years time I will be twice the age I was 3 years ago. How old am I now?
How will my equation look like?
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Question 746256: The sum of the ages of a father and son is 42. Five years later the age of the father will be 10 more than five times the age of the son. Find the present ages of the father and the son.
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Question 746673: Sam is 5 years old. His older brother, Tom, is three times as old as Sam. When Sam is 20, how old will Tom be?
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Question 746737: sum of a number and its double is 9.Find the number
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Question 746737: sum of a number and its double is 9.Find the number
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Question 746745: Jack is 13 years old in 1980. In 1985 he is 8 years old. How?
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Question 746662: Cherry is now 7 years more than twice the age of apple. In five years, Apple will be 17 years old. How old was Cherry 3 years ago ?

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Question 746929: Mary is n years old. In 10 yrs how old will Mary be? How old was she 7 years ago?
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Question 747065: A father is 2 years younger than 3 times the age of his son. In 12 years, he will be 12 years younger than twice the age of his son will be. Find their present ages.
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Question 747066: A bus travels 10 kilometer per hour faster than a car which had gone an hour ahead. Find the rate of each vehicle. How far had the car traveled when it was overtaken by the bus?
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Question 747097: 10 years ago, a 20 year old boy told me he is 10 years older than me. how old i am now?
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Question 747145: rrrrr
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Question 747154: when azra open a books there are two pages in front of her.The sum of the page number is 155.What are the page numbers/
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Question 747154: when azra open a books there are two pages in front of her.The sum of the page number is 155.What are the page numbers/
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Question 747156: The age of a mother is twice that of her elder daughter. Ten years from now the age of the
mother will be thrice of her younger daughter. If the difference in ages of the two daughters is
15, the age of the mother is:
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Question 747266: stanley found alot of seashells at the beach.Of the seashells, he found 5/8 were blue.If 3/5 of the blue shells were scallop shells, what fraction of the total shells were blue scallop shells?
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Question 747326: Antonio rides his bike 7.3 miles to school. He wants to change his route so that he rides 4 miles less than twice the distance he is currently riding. Choose the equation that would be used to find the number of miles, m, of Antonio's new route.
A. 4-2m=7.3
B. 7.3-m=4
C. 2m-7.3=4
D. 2(7.3)-4=m
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Question 747318: Antonio rides his bike 7.3 miles to school. He wants to change his route so that he rides 4 miles less than twice the distance he is currently riding. Choose the equation that would be used to find the number of miles, m, of Antonio's new route.
A. 4-2m=7.3
B. 7.3-m=4
C. 2m-7.3=4
D. 2(7.3)-4=m
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Question 747453: What is the difference of nine and seven over one plus four?

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