document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=150247>Question 150247</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Luisa is 5 years younger than her sister Sigrid,8 years from now she will be four-fifths as old as her sister will be then. How old is each now?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #110243 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mangopeeler07><B>mangopeeler07(462)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mangopeeler07><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=110243\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ----\"Luisa is 5 years younger than her sister Sigrid\"----\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Luisa=L<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sigrid=L+5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "----\"8 years from now she will be four-fifths as old as her sister will be then\"----\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L+8=4/5(L+5+8)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms on the right side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L+8=4/5(L+13)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distribute on the right side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L+8=4/5L+10.4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 8 from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=4/5L+2.4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 4/5L from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/5L=2.4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Luisa=L<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sigrid=L+5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "----\"How old is each now?\"----\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Louisa=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sigrid=17 </SPAN>\n" );
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