document.write( "Question 170617: Mrs. ellis is 28 years older than her daughter. In 11 years she will be 3 times as old as her daughter.How old is each now \n" ); document.write( "
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call mrs ellis age e and her daughters d
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\n" ); document.write( "e=d+28...eq 1
\n" ); document.write( "e+11=3(d+11)..eq 2----->distribute---->e+11=3d+33.
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\n" ); document.write( "now take the value of e in eq 1 and plug it into eq 2
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\n" ); document.write( "(d+28)+11=3d+33
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\n" ); document.write( "d+39=3d+33---> combine like terms
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\n" ); document.write( "2d=6
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\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28e=3%2B28=31%29\" mrs ellis age
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