document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=147671>Question 147671</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man and his brother have a combined age of 164 years. 46 years ago, the man was 7 times as old as his brother. How old is the man? How old is the brother? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #108040 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=108040\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"A man and his brother have a combined age of 164 years\" __ m+b=164 __ subtracting b __ m=164-b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"46 years ago, the man was 7 times as old as his brother\" __ m-46=7(b-46) __ distributing __ m-46=7b-322\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substituting __ (164-b)-46=7b-322 __ 118-b=7b-322 __ adding b+322 __ 440=8b __ dividing by 8 __ 55=b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substituting __ m=164-(55) __ m=109 </SPAN>\n" );
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