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Call Alice's age: a
Betty's age: b
Clara's age: c
(a,b,c\(\in\)N*)
According to the theme we have:
\(a+b+c=29\)(1)\(b-a=4\Rightarrow b=a+4\)(2)
\(c-b=6\Rightarrow c=b+6\Rightarrow c=a+4+6=a+10\)(3)
Change (2)(3) to (1) we have:
\(\left(1\right)\Leftrightarrow a+b+c=29\)\(a+a+4+a+10=29\)
\(3a+14=29\)
\(3a=29-14=15\)
\(a=5\)(satisfy)
Alice's age: 5 years old
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The height of Paul:
\(\left(94+8\right):2=51\left(inches\right)\)
The height of Rachel:
\(51-8=43\left(inches\right)\)
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\(\left(5\dfrac{1}{3}-2\dfrac{1}{2}\right)+\left(5\dfrac{1}{2}-3\dfrac{1}{3}\right)\)
\(=5\dfrac{1}{3}-2\dfrac{1}{2}+5\dfrac{1}{2}-3\dfrac{1}{3}\)
\(=\left(5\dfrac{1}{3}-3\dfrac{1}{3}\right)-\left(2\dfrac{1}{2}-5\dfrac{1}{2}\right)\)
\(=2\dfrac{1}{3}-\left(-3\dfrac{1}{2}\right)=2\dfrac{1}{3}+3\dfrac{1}{2}=5\dfrac{5}{6}\)