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  • Oct 8, 2011, 08:49 PM
    Shaoran125
    Age problems with solutions?
    Half of Henry's age added to 1/3 of Daisy's age is 11 years. Six years from now, the sum of their ages will be 40 years. How old is each?
  • Oct 9, 2011, 06:09 AM
    Unknown008
    Let Henry's age be h and Daisy's age be d.

    Half of Henry's age; h/2
    added to Daisy's age; h/2 + d
    is 11 years; h/2 + d = 11

    Six years from now, Henry will be h+6 years
    Daisy will be d + 6 years.
    The sum of their ages will be 40; (h+6) + (d + 6) = 40

    You have two equations with two unknowns. Can you get the answer?

    And post it here? :)

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