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Question 884982: John is twice as old as Peter. In 8 years, John�s age will be 2 more than the sum of their present ages.
How old is John now?
a.) 6
b.) 12
c.) 18
d.) 4
e.) 16
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Question 885082: John is 4 years older than Tim. Four years ago John�s age was twice Tim�s age. Find their ages now.
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Question 885028: a man's age is 3 times the sum of the ages of his son. After 5 years man will be twice the sum of the ages of his son. Find the age of man.
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Question 885115: twice your age 5 years ago if you are y years old now
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Question 885204: In 30 days a boy saved $ 1.00. What was his average daily savings?
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Question 885181: "Eight is my lucky number. Eight years ago I was eight times the
age of my son. Today the sum of our ages is 52 - you tell me how old I am."

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Question 885340: X is twice older than Y but 6 years ago she was 5 times old as he. then what is her age now?
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Question 885361: Three years from now, an uncle will be thrice as old as his nephew will be. Two years ago, he was four times as old as his nephew was then, How old are they now?

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Question 885337: Lani is twice as old as Liza.the quotient of their ages five years ago was seven less than Liza's present age.find their present age

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Question 885438: Using the number 34 and 12. At some point during the lives of you and the youngest person, your age will be three times his/her age at that moment. Write an equation which models how old in years each of you will be when you are three times as old as the younger person.
I'm having a hard timing understanding this question....
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Question 885190: the sum of the present ages of a father and son is 53 years. four years ago, the father's age was four times the age of the son. find their present ages.
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Question 885519: a man is twice as old as his sister,and half as old as their uncle.in 50 years,his sister will be half as old as their uncle.
how old is the man now?

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Question 885615: 2 cars start 15 miles apart they travel in a straight line towards each other. If they are going at 20 and 55 miles per hour respectively, how long does it take for them to meet up?
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Question 885614: If a boat can do 10 miles per hour in still water and takes the same time to go 12 miles up stream as 15 down stream find the speed of the current.
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Question 885662: Twenty years ago, when my parents were married, the average age of my parents was 23 years. After I was born, their average age was 34 years. What's the child's age?
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Question 885677: When I was 2 years old, my sister was half my age. Now I am 60 yyears old how old is my sister?

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Question 885695: If each of two opposite sides of a square is increased by 3 centimetres and each of the other two sides is decreased by 2 centimetres, the area is increased by 8 square centimetres. Find the length of a side of the square.
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Question 885724: The Age Of A Baby Will Be 5 Times After 20 Years. What Is The Present Age Of The Baby?
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Question 885713:
A girl went to school & the teacher asked how old are you? She replied I don't know, bt I know that I'm half my mother's age. The teacher asked ok how old is your mother? She said I don't know but I know that my Dad is 5 yrs older than my mother. Teacher, how old is yor dad? She said I don't know but I know that if we add our ages the answer is 100 yrs... Nw how old is the girl, her mum & her dad?
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Question 885747: Ten years ago sum of ages of two sons was one third of their father.one son is 2yrs older than the other and sum of their present ages is 14years less than their fathers presenr age.find their present age?
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Question 885784: When i was 2 years old my brother was half of my age now i'm 100 and how old is my brother?
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Question 885818: Angela's father is 2 more than eight times her age. if the product of their ages is 300,how old is her father?
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Question 885817: My Birthday is May 16th 1985. My mom's Birthday is March 10th 1957. What day will she be twice as old as me?
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Question 885881: Umaima is 26 years old and William is 4 years old.
How many years will it take until Umaima is only 3 times as old as William?
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Question 885890: if my brother is 4 times younger than me and after 2 years he will be thrice younger than me then in how many years he will be twice younger than me
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Question 885787: A girl's present age is the age her brother will be when she will be twice the age he was when her age was half the sum of their present ages. How old are they presently?�
Solve!

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Question 885967: A MAN IS 3 TIMES AS OLD AS HIS SON,4 YEARS AGO,THE SUM OF THEIR AGES WAS 24.FIND THEIR PRESENT AGES
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Question 885399: Ken is 3 times as old as Emma . Sam is half as old as Emma . The sum of their ages are 63. How old is each of them?

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Question 885197: n five years, Josh will be 21 years old. How old is he now?
Let J = Josh's current age.
Which formula would calculate Josh's current age?
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Question 884054: Ernest is 4 times as old as Jacob. In 5 years' time ernest will be only 3 times as old as Jacob. If Jacob's age is x, form an equation in x and solve it to find how old ernest will be in 5 years' time.i
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Question 886167: A mother is 20 years older than her son. Ten years ago she was 3 times as old as her son then. Find their present ages.
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Question 886175: If the teacher is 37 years old and one of her students is 11 years old, in how many years will she be twice as old as her students?

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Question 886175: If the teacher is 37 years old and one of her students is 11 years old, in how many years will she be twice as old as her students?

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Question 886264: Omar is 4 years younger than Christopher. For the last two years, Christopher and Omar have been friends. Three years ago, Christopher was 3 times as old as Omar.
How old is Christopher now?
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Question 886517: A wise man once said,"300 reduced by twice my age is 188."What is his age?
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Question 886531: HELP
Five times my age 4 years ago is the same as 3 times my age in 2 years. How old am I?
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Question 886568: three years ago,the difference in ages of two brothers was 2 years. the sum of their present ages will double in 10 years. What is the present age of the elder brother?
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Question 886595: I need to know if my mum is 59and she is 60 in December what year was she born in??
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Question 886676: Gabriela is 42 years old and Omar is 3 years old.
How many years will it take until Gabriela is only 4 times as old as Omar?
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Question 886623: Mother's age is 6 times Gauri's age and grandmother's age is twice mother's age. After 5 years, the sum of their ages will be 110 years. Find their present age.
Manju has $90 in her piggy bank in $1 coins and 50 p coins. If the number of $1 coins is twice that of 50p coins, how many coins of each kind are there?
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Question 886835: In 2014 a father is 36 years old with an 18 years old son, the father exactly doubles the sons age. In what year will this happen again and what will their ages be?
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Question 886875: Tom was asked how old he was?.He was replying in 2 years i will be twice as old as i was 5 years ago. How old is he?
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