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Question 927603: beth is 5 yrs younger than chris. last year, their ages will have the sum of equal to 57how old is each now

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Question 927602: My kid has math in ratio and I need help tp solve this.
The ratio of Sarah's age to Aileen's age is 4:5 this year. Aileen was 12 years old 3 years ago. Find the ratio of Sarah"s age to Aileen's age in 9 years' time.
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Question 927522: Jacks age is 3 less than twice deans age,and jack is is 5 years older than dean. How old is dean?

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Question 927665: Julia is twice as old as helen. In 4 years, the su of their ages will be 47. How old is each person
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Question 927686: thess is four years younger than bryan the sum of their ages is 60 find their present ages

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Question 927705: when you multiply the ages of John and Tony you get 176. what could be the total of their ages?
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Question 927721: A is 10 yrs older than B. B is 10 yrs younger than C. D is 10 yrs older than A . E is ten years younger than D .
Who is the youngest ?
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Question 927753: jonathan is 32. jonathan is as twice as old as sandy was when jonathan was as old as sandy. how old is sandy?
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Question 927701: Carol is five times as old as her brother.He will be twice as old as his brother in two years.How old is carol now?

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Question 927891: a man is 5 times as old as his son. after 2 years the man will be 4 times as old as his son find the present age of man
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Question 927860: In a particular year my sister was twice as old as I was and I was twice as old as my brother. The product of our ages was 216. The sum of our ages must have been?
a. 21 b. 26 c. 34 d. 54
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Question 928060: Please help me solve this age problem: Rachelle is now 2 less than thrice as old as May. In 5 yrs, May is as old as Rachelle was 3 yrs ago. How old are they now?
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Question 928023: How to set up this equation? Cathy is 16 years younger than Mary. In 5 years, Mary will be as twice as old as Cathy. Find their ages now.
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Question 928064: Please help me solve this age problem: Carol is now thrice as old as Camille. Carols age three years ago minus the age of Camille in 5 years is 8. How old are they now?
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Question 928099: ramans present age is x years and his mother is 26 years older than him. after 14 years Raman will be half as old as his mother
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Question 928158: Thanks for the help but now confused because 2 separate people gave me 2 different solutions... Please help. Cathy is 16 years younger than Mary. In 5 years Mary will be twice as old as Cathy. Find their ages now. Is it 11 and 27 or 21 and 37??? Both suruons seem correct. I got 11 and 27 before I asked for help but now I'm worried it's wrong?
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Question 928113: Rosa is twice as old as Pilar. In 4years, Rosa's age will be 2years less than Pilar's age 3years ago. Find their present ages
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Question 928367: TAYLOR IS 7 YEARS OLDER THAN ANTHONY.
A)WRITE A EQUATION FOR THIS SITUATION
B) SOLVE THE PROBLEM BY WORKING BACKWARDS IF TAYLOR WAS 13 YEARS OLD
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Question 928407: 20 years hence, a man will be 3 times as old as he was 20 years ago. His present age is?
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Question 928449: lance is now twice as old as gean. six years ago, the sum of their ages was 9. how old is lance now?
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Question 928537: If Ann and Lola are both x years old and their brother is 3 years older than them , all their ages together make 39 , who old are Ann and Lola ???
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Question 928471: mike is now 5 years older than chelle. in three years, the sum of their ages will 43 how old is mike now?
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Question 928582: The Day garden has 24 students in its 3-and 4-year old program. There are twice as many 4-yr olds as there are 3-year olds. How many of each age are there?
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Question 928593: I was born 3 years before you. Today the sum of our ages is 27. How old are you? How old am I?
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Question 928614: The Age Of Two Children Are 11 And 8 years. In How Many Years' Time Will The Product Of Their Age Be 208?
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Question 928674: The product of two positive consecutive even integers is 224. What are the numbers?
A 30-foot ladder is leaning up against a tree. it meets the tree 24ft up the tree. How far from the tree is the base of the ladder?
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Question 928701: The product of two positive consecutive even integers is 224. What are the numbers?

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Question 928739: The age of my uncle George is six times what it will be in six years� time, less six times what it was six years ago. How old is my uncle George?
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Question 928669: samuel is 12 years older than his brother james. the product of their ages is 133. how old is each brother?
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Question 928807: Carla is 5 years old. Pete's age is the sum of Carla and Tyler's age. Tyler is 13 years younger than Pete. How old are Pete and Tyler?
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Question 928802: the recommended daily intake of iron for an adult female is 4 mg less than twice the recommended amount for an infant. The amount for an adult female is 24 mg. how much should the infant receive?

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Question 928966: Gary is x years old. Sarah is 4 years older. Kevin is three times Sarah's age. The total of all their ages is 76 years. Create an equation and then solve it to find out how old each person is.

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Question 929055: Devaughn is
13
years younger than Sydney. The sum of their ages is
57
. What is Sydney's age?
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Question 929067: Jenny and Ann are sisters. Jenny is three times older than Ann. In four years, Jenny will be twice as old. How old are Jenny and ann?
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Question 929086: mary is 2x as old as her sister jessie. if the sum of their ages is 18 how old are both sisters
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Question 929051: Mark, Taylor, & Brian's ages are consecutive whole numbers. Mark is the youngest, and Brian is the oldest. The sum of their ages is 111. How old is Taylor?
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Question 929142: In a family, a couple has a son and a
daughter. The age of the father is four times that
of his daughter and the age of the son is half of
that of his mother. The wife is 8 years younger to
her husband and the brother is seven years older
than his sister. What is the age of the mother?
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Question 929180: Seven years ago, Tom was 5 times as old as Betty was. Four years ago, Tom was only 3 times as old as Betty was. Find the present age of each person.
I really need help to set up the equation. I tried ;
T-7=5(b-7)
T-4=3(b-4)
But when I went to solve the answer was totally off. Please help asap!
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Question 929424: Jason, Eric, and Kylie have a combined age of 38. Jason is 4 years older than kylie and eric is 2 years younger than kylie what is the age of each

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Question 929433: Ross is 6 years older than twice his sister Holly's age. The difference in their ages is 18 years. How old is Holly?
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Question 929446: Elliot's sister's age is 7 years more than half his age. She is now 17 years old. How old is Elliot? Answers
A18
B20
C22
D24

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Question 929546: If Benjamin is 4 years younger than Kevan and William is 4 years less than twice Benjamin's age and William is 22, how old are Kevan and Benjamin. What equation would I use?

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