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1. Okonkwo had three wives who each lived on their own. Each wife had the same amount of children. If his first wife had three children, how many children did Okonkwo have altogether?
2. When Okonkwo was 18 he won a wrestling match against the great wrestler Amalinze the cat. If he was now 43 years old, how many years had passed since his victory?
3. Okonkwo was born when his father Onoka was 21 years old. When Okonkwo was 45 Onoka had been dead for ten years. How old was Onoka when he died?
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