document.write( "Question 176136: Eva is six years older than Elvin. In four years, Eva will be 26 (twenty-six) more than 1/2 (half) of Elvin's age. How old are they now?
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Eva is six years older than Elvin. In four years, Eva will be 26 (twenty-six)
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\n" ); document.write( "Let Ev = Eva's age now
\n" ); document.write( "Let En = Elvin's age now
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\n" ); document.write( "Write an equation for each statement:
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\n" ); document.write( "\"Eva is six years older than Elvin.\"
\n" ); document.write( "Ev = En + 6
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\n" ); document.write( "\" In four years, Eva will be 26 (twenty-six) more than 1/2 (half) of Elvin's age.\"
\n" ); document.write( "Ev + 4 = .5(En+4) + 26
\n" ); document.write( "Ev + 4 = .5En + 2 + 26
\n" ); document.write( "Ev = .5En + 28 - 4
\n" ); document.write( "Ev = .5En + 24
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\n" ); document.write( " How old are they now?
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute (En+6) for Ev in the using the above equation
\n" ); document.write( "(En+6) = .5En + 24
\n" ); document.write( "En + 6 = .5En + 24
\n" ); document.write( "En - .5En = 24 - 6
\n" ); document.write( ".5En = 18
\n" ); document.write( "En = \"18%2F.5\"
\n" ); document.write( "En = 36 yrs is Elvin's age now
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\n" ); document.write( "Ev = 36 + 6
\n" ); document.write( "Ev = 42 is Eva's age now
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\n" ); document.write( "Check solution in the statement:
\n" ); document.write( "In four years, Eva will be 26 (twenty-six) more than 1/2 (half) of Elvin's age.\"
\n" ); document.write( "46 = .5(40) + 26
\n" ); document.write( "46 = 20 + 26
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