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Question 174433: A father is now four times as old as his son.If the sum of their ages ten years ago was sixty.find their present ages ?
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Question 174470: tom is twice as old as harry in a years time their combine ages will be 5 time. harry,present age how old is tomorrow ? how old will be in 9 years time ?
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Question 174469: the sum of ages of two brothers is 24 in three years time, the elder brother will be twice as old as younger. how old are they ?
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Question 174468: During an intrumural basketball game, Team A scored 12 fewer points than Team B. Together, both teams scored a total of 144 points. How many points did Team A score during the game?

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Question 174466: a boy is three years younger than his sister. if his age three years ago was two thirds her age at that time. what are their present ages ?
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Question 174520: Jane is as old as Joan was when Jane was half as old as Joan is now. Four years ago, Jane was as old as Joan was when Jane was a third as old as Joan is now. How old will Jane be in two years?

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Question 174616: an 8 year old boy nathan wants to compare his age with that of his mother and grandfather. his mother is exactly 4 times his age and his grandfather is exactly 7 times his age. how old is his mother? how old is his grandfather?
i have the answer to this but i dont know how to rewrite it in the form of an equation. its probably something simple but i have just started to learn algebra and at 44 years old it is tough. thanks in advance

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Question 174684: Here is a difficult word problem I am struggling with:
8-year-old Samantha visited Santa at a local department store. He gave her this riddle:
" I started working at 15. I spent 1/4 of my working life in a factory. I spent 1/5 of my working life in an office, and I spent 1/3 of my working life as a school caretaker. For the last 13 years of my working life I've been Santa Claus. How old am I?"
The problem says you need to explain how you got the answer and how you know it is correct.
I am not sure how to explain either of those things! What operations could you do? How do you figure this problem out overall?
Thanks!
-Shelby

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Question 174684: Here is a difficult word problem I am struggling with:
8-year-old Samantha visited Santa at a local department store. He gave her this riddle:
" I started working at 15. I spent 1/4 of my working life in a factory. I spent 1/5 of my working life in an office, and I spent 1/3 of my working life as a school caretaker. For the last 13 years of my working life I've been Santa Claus. How old am I?"
The problem says you need to explain how you got the answer and how you know it is correct.
I am not sure how to explain either of those things! What operations could you do? How do you figure this problem out overall?
Thanks!
-Shelby

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Question 174820: adam is 5 year younger than eve. in one year eve will be three times the age of adam was four years ago. how old is adam? how old is eve?
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Question 175011: Kevin is 6 years older than Keisha. Together their ages equal four times Keishas age. How old is each? Write in algabraic sentance and solve.
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Question 175017: Sophia mother’s age is thrice more than her daughter. If the sum of theirs ages is 40, what is the ratio of the age of Sophia’s mother to that of Sophia?
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Question 175017: Sophia mother’s age is thrice more than her daughter. If the sum of theirs ages is 40, what is the ratio of the age of Sophia’s mother to that of Sophia?
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Question 175034: a father is three time as old as his son in 13 years time. the father will only be twice as old as his son. find their present ages ?
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Question 175142: Find three consecutive integers such that the sum of the smallest and the largest is 40.

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Question 175139: If three times a number is increased by 5, the result is the same as when 77 is decreased by nine times the number. Find the number.

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Question 175139: If three times a number is increased by 5, the result is the same as when 77 is decreased by nine times the number. Find the number.

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Question 175154: Find three consecutive integers such that the sum of the first two integers is 24 more than the third integer.

















































































































































































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Question 175156: Find two consecutive integers such that four times the larger exceeds three times the smaller by 23.

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Question 175156: Find two consecutive integers such that four times the larger exceeds three times the smaller by 23.

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Question 175156: Find two consecutive integers such that four times the larger exceeds three times the smaller by 23.

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Question 175156: Find two consecutive integers such that four times the larger exceeds three times the smaller by 23.

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Question 175158: The length of a rectangle is five inches more than its width. The perimeter is 66 inches. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
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Question 175163: The lengths of the sides of a triangle are three consecutive integers.If the perimeter is 96 feet, find the lengths of the three sides of the triangle.
unsure?: x+x+1+x+2=96 -> 3x+3=96
-3 -3
3x=93
divide by 3 to both sides
x=31,32,and,33

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Question 175295: Henry's age is 10 years less than four times Paul's age. The sum of their ages is 100. Find their ages.
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Question 175298: One-fourth of a number is 50 less than two-thirds of a number. Find a number.
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Question 175293: Carol weighs three times as much as Sue. Together they weigh 160 pounds. Find the weight of each girl.
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Question 175395: Find three consecutive integers such that the sum of the first two integers is 24 more than the third integer.

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Question 175395: Find three consecutive integers such that the sum of the first two integers is 24 more than the third integer.

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Question 175404: The length of a rectangle is five inches more than its width. The perimeter is 66 inches. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
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Question 175404: The length of a rectangle is five inches more than its width. The perimeter is 66 inches. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
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Question 175408: The lengths of the sides of a triangle are three consecutive integers. If the perimeter is 96 feet, find the lengths of the three sides of the triangle.
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Question 175408: The lengths of the sides of a triangle are three consecutive integers. If the perimeter is 96 feet, find the lengths of the three sides of the triangle.
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Question 175417: a father is now four times as old as his son. If the sum of their ages ten years ago was sixty. find thrie present ages
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Question 175513: Mary is three years older than her twin brothers. next year the sum of the ages of the three will be exactly 102 . how old are they now?
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Question 175541: Henry's age is 10 years less than four times Paul's age. The sum of their ages is 100. Find their ages.
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Question 175671: Jills mother was 27 when Jill was born. The sum of their ages is now 51. How old is Jill? The trick here is that I have to find out the equation not solve the problem.
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Question 175808: Find three consecutive integers such that the sum of the smallest and the largest is 40.

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Question 175813: Henry's age is 10 years less than four times Paul's age. The sum of their ages is 100. Find their ages.
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Question 175868: Dianne is thrice as old as Ron. The sum of their ages is 24. How old is each?
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Question 175905: According to one mathematical model, the average life expectancy for American men born in 1900 was 55 years. Life expectancy has increased by about 0.2 years for each birth year after 1900. If this trend continues, for which birth year will the average life expectancy be 85 years?
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Question 175948: Lenlen is 2 years younger than her brother. Three times Lenlen's age is less than four times her brother's age diminished by 2. Find the ages of Lenlen and her brother.
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Question 176136: Eva is six years older than Elvin. In four years, Eva will be 26 (twenty-six) more than 1/2 (half) of Elvin's age. How old are they now?

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Question 176210: Mary is 5 years older than Bob. Three years ago the sum of their ages was 17. How old is each now?
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Question 176350: please help me solve this problem step by step. The sum of cora and rose age is 40. Cora is 4 years older than Rose. What is the age of Cora?.. please.. thanks..
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