document.write( "Question 162347: Grandpa Schimdt is 75 yrs old. This is 9 yrs less than seven times the age of junior Schimdt. How old is JR?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #119653 by nerdybill(7384) You can put this solution on YOUR website! Grandpa Schimdt is 75 yrs old. This is 9 yrs less than seven times the age of junior Schimdt. How old is JR? \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Let J = Jr's age \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "then from \"Grandpa Schimdt is 75 yrs old. This is 9 yrs less than seven times the age of junior Schimdt.\" \n" ); document.write( "75 = 7J - 9 \n" ); document.write( "Adding 9 to both sides we get: \n" ); document.write( "84 = 7J \n" ); document.write( "Dividing both sides by 7 yields: \n" ); document.write( "12 = J (junior Schimdt's age)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |