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Question 953200: Emily knows that 4x10 = 40. How can she use subtraction and multiples of 9 to find 4 x 9?
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Question 953256: The sum of Bob, Mary and Sue's ages is fifty nine. Bob is twice Sue's age. Mary is one year younger than Sue. Find the age of each person.
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Question 953294: Monica is four years older than Kate. Five years ago, she was twice as old as Kate was. Find their ages now.
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Question 953318: A certain doctor's age is now seven-ninth's of what it will be 18 years from now. Just how old is he now?
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Question 953350: A man is 3 times as old as his son. The sum of their ages is 48 years. How old are they?
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Question 953441: My mum is 46 and my dad is 48. If i was in 1987 how old wil I be next year

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Question 953487: Richard is 5 years older then Sheila. Four times Shiela's age increased by 3 years equals thee times Richards age diminished by 2 years. Find Richards age.
Please explain the steps to get to this answer too
Thank you!
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Question 953498: James has $1.25 in nickels and dimes. He has 3 times as many nickels as dimes. Find the number of each type of coin.
I know the answer but I'm not sure how to make the expression so please help.
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Question 953592: ''After five years age of mother will be 3 times the age of her son''. Represent above statement as a linear equation in two variables.represent in form of linear equation

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Question 953601: Alyssa was born in the (7x+18) and she will be 17 years old in the year (8x-247). in what year was Alyssa born?

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Question 953668: michael is 17 years older than John. In 4 years the sun of their ages will be 49. How old are they now
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Question 953674:
A family left your house in 2 cars at the same time 1 car travel an avg of 7 miles per hour faster than the other. When the first arrive at the destination after 5.5 hours of driving, cars had driven a total of 599.5 miles if this second car continues the same average speed, how much time, to the nearest minute, will it take before the second car arrives?
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Question 953742: a father is 30 years older than his son..a year ago he is 4 tyms as old as his son find their present ages
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Question 953808: Andrew is 3times as old as michael. Who is 2years older than James. If the sum of their age is 33years. How old is Andrew
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Question 953808: Andrew is 3times as old as michael. Who is 2years older than James. If the sum of their age is 33years. How old is Andrew
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Question 953807: A father is 7 times the age of his son. In 25 years time he will be twice the age of hhis son. How old is the son now?

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Question 953807: A father is 7 times the age of his son. In 25 years time he will be twice the age of hhis son. How old is the son now?

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Question 953861: Ali is two years younger than his brother, Rahim. The total of their ages equals 56. How old is each brother?
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Question 953953: In ten years Mark will be 8 times as old as he was four years ago. Find his present age
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Question 953987: Twelve years ago jack was five times as old as Jill. In three years time Jill will be half of jacks age. What are jack and Jill's present age
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Question 953997: In five years a woman will be three times as old as her daughter will be. Three years ago, the woman was five times as old as her daughter was then. Find their present ages.
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Question 953995: Marion is five years younger than Susan
In 10 years susan will be three times as old as Marion was three years ago. Find their present ages
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Question 953994: Dean's and April's ages have a sum of 55 years.
In two years Dean will ne twice as old as April was 12 years ago. Find their present ages

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Question 953986: Paul is four years older than Joe. Eight years ago, he was twice as old as Joe was then. How old are Paul and Joe now?
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Question 953948: Lisa's and her dads ages combined are 51. Her dads age is 4 less than 4 times her age How old is Lisa?

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Question 954041: When the son will be as old as his father today, the sum of their ages then will be 126 years. When the father was as old as his son is today, the sum of their ages then was 38 years. Find their present ages.
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Question 954053: The ACE bicycle shop charges a flat fee of $4, plus $1 per hour, for the hire of a bicycle.The Best Bicycle shop charges a flat fee of$8, plus 50 cent per hour. Connie and her 3 friends hire 3 bicycles from ACE, and David and his brother hire two bicycles from best. After how many hours, will their cost be the same?

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Question 954072: Max,Mon and Mitch are cousins and the sum of their ages is 64. Find their ages if Max is 3 times as old as Mitch and Mon's age is 4 more than twice the age of Mitch.
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Question 954162: Josef is 1/7 as old as Suzy. In 21 years, Josef's age will be 17 years more than 1/6 of Suzy's age. How old are Josef and Suzy now?

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Question 954166: Sammy's age is 10 decreased by twice ted's age. Ted is 56 years old. How old is Sammy?
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Question 954238: a woman's age is three times more than twice her sons age, the sum of their ages is 84. how old is the son?
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Question 954238: a woman's age is three times more than twice her sons age, the sum of their ages is 84. how old is the son?
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Question 954238: a woman's age is three times more than twice her sons age, the sum of their ages is 84. how old is the son?
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Question 954325: Max is twice the age of his son, in 5 years time he will be 37 years older than his son is now. How old is Max now?

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Question 954386: How Old?

Eight years ago my father was three times as old as I shall be in five year�s time. When I was born he was 41 years old. How old am I now?
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Question 954455: how many years old is a person if her age now is equal to her age in 3years x 3 less 3 times her age 3 years ago?

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Question 954512: Don's three times as old as David and the sum of their ages is 60. Find their ages.
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Question 953851: Elsie is 6 years older than Andie. The sum of their age is 50. How old is Elsie? How old is Andie?

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Question 954577: 2 years ago a man was 4 times as old as his son. 3 years from now the father will be 3 times as old as the son. How old is each now?
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Question 954598: The sum of the ages of a father and son is 56. Four years ago the father was 3 times as old as the son. Find the present age of each.
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Question 954622: Wayne is 20 years older than Sabrina. In 8 years, Wayne will be twice as old as Sabrina. How old is each now?
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Question 954688: age problem that has an answer of 14

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Question 954681: Jim is 3 years older than Pete but 2 yrs younger than Luke the sum of all there ages is 62 how old is luke
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