Homework Help: Math

Posted by Demora on Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 8:47am.

Fred is an old man. He lived one-eighth of his life as a boy, one-twelfth as a youth, one-half as a man and has psent 28 years in his old age. How old is Fred now?

Math - bobpursley, Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 9:01am
what is psent?
Math - Reiny, Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 9:11am
solve

x/8 + x/12 + x/2 + 28 = x

multiply each term by 48 ....etc

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