SOLUTION: Bob Hope was born 2 years after Clark Gable and 2 years before Henry Fonda. In 1951, after all three had their birthdays, the sum of their ages was 144. In what years were they bor

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Question 722401: Bob Hope was born 2 years after Clark Gable and 2 years before Henry Fonda. In 1951, after all three had their birthdays, the sum of their ages was 144. In what years were they born?
My work:
2-x+2+x+x=144
x=140
I can't figure out how to make the equation or the to find the years each were born.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +x+ = Clark Gable's age in 1951
+x+-+2+ = Bob Hope's age in 1951
+x+-+4+ = Henry Fonda's age in 1951
given:
+x+%2B+x+-+2+%2B+x+-+4+=+144+
+3x+-+6+=+144+
+3x+=+150+
+x+=+50+
+x+-+2+=+48+
+x+-+4+=+46+
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Clark Gable was born in +1951+-+50+ = 1901
Bob Hope's was born in +1951+-+48+ = 1903
Henry Fonda was born in +1951+-+46+ = 1905