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.	.	1.PARENT MEN: What is the nine letter word than can be found by rearranging the letters in this anagram?	.
.	.	2. Tom has a number.  If he doubles it, subtracts 8, triples the result, adds 18, divides by 3 and finally subtracts 5.   He gets the same number he started with.  What is the  number?	.
.		3.Tom, Joe, and Stanley all celebrate their birthday on the  same day. As is he custom. each birthday cake has the same number of candles as their age. Tom is twice as old as Joe and 5 years older than Stanley.  The cakes have a total of 50 candles.  What are their ages?	.
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2. ((N*2-8)*3+18)/3-5=N
   ((2N-8)*3+18)/3  =N+5
   ( 2N-8)  + 6     =N+5
   2N=N+7
   N=7  (Answer)

3. T=Tom's Age, J=Joes's age, S=Stanley's age
   T=2J=S+5
   T+J+S=50 so
   2J+J+(2J-5)=50
   5J-5=50
   5J=55
   J=11
   Joe is 11, Tom is 22 and Stanley is 17