Question 722401
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 + x - 2 + 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