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document.write( "the sum of elisa's age and elma's age is 20. elisa's age one year from now will ten times elma's age one year ago. how old is each now.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thank you.\r<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 #127961 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=127961\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the sum of elisa's age and elma's age is 20. elisa's age one year from now will ten times elma's age one year ago. how old is each now. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let elisa be x yrs old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let elma be y years old<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "NOW Equation: x + y = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 yr from now Eq; (x+1) = 10(y-1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rearrange:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + y = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x -10y=-11<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract the 2nd from the first:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11y = 31<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (31/11) = 2.8181 years old (elma/s age NOW)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since x+y = 20, x = 17.1818... (elisa's age NOW)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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