document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=176804>Question 176804</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. Nine years ago,the sum of Carlo's age and Ronald's is greater than 28.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   Carlo is 6 years older than Ronald.  How old is Ronald now?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. Group the pairs of terms having a common monomial factor.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3. Determine the common monomial factors. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #131930 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=131930\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let r and c be the ages of Ron and Carlo respectively<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r-9+c-9>28.....eq 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=r+6..........eq 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "take c's value from eq 2 and plug it into eq 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r-9+r+6-9>28<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2r-12>28<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2r>40<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28r%3E20%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28r%3E20%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >years old.  Rons age is greater than 20 years old<BR>\n" );
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