document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=174583>Question 174583</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jim is 6 years older than Pam. Two years  ago Jim was twice as old as Pam. How old is each now?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Milk that has 5% butterfat is mixed with milk that has 2% butterfat. How much of each is needed to obtain 60 gallons of milk that has 3% butterfar? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #129592 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><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=129592\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. lets call jim and pam's ages, j and p, respectively<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "j=p+6........eq 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j-2=2(p-2)...eq 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "take j's value of p+6 from eq 1 and plug it into eq 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p+6-2=2p-4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p+4=2p-4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "pams age is<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28p=8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28p=8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >years olds<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jim's age is<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28j=p%2B6=8%2B6=14%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28j=p%2B6=8%2B6=14%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >years old<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2)lets call x and y the number of gallons of 5% and 2% milk needed<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".05x+.02y=.03(60)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y=60---->y=60-x......now plug that value in for y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".05x+.02(60-x)=1.8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".05x+1.2-.02x=1.8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".03x=.6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=20%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=20%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >gallons of 5% milk<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=60-20=40%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=60-20=40%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >gallons of 2% milk  </SPAN>\n" );
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