Question

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?
bobpursley
what is psent?
Reiny
solve

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

multiply each term by 48 ....etc