document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=144468>Question 144468</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man and his brother have a combined age of 48 years. 12 years ago, the man was 5 times as old as his brother. How old is the man? How old is the brother?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "'a' represents the man's age now. Type in an equation that solves for 'a'. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #105215 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=105215\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let a be the man's age now. Let b be the brother's age now\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "{{a + b = 48}}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We are also told that 12 years ago the man was 5 times as old as his brother. So<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a+%2B+48+=+5b+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a+%2B+48+=+5b+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%2B48%29%2F5+=+b+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%2B48%29%2F5+=+b+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use that value for b in the original equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "{{a + b = 48}}<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5a+%2B+a+%2B+48+=+240+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5a+%2B+a+%2B+48+=+240+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So b = 48-32 = 16\r<BR>\n" );
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