document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=177817>Question 177817</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rick is 5 times the age of Mike, who is half the age of Ed. Fred is double the ages of Mike and Ed combined. Daniel is 79 years younger than Rick.  All thier ages equal 271. What is the age of Daniel. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "ANOTHER WAY \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x=Ed's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then x/2 = Mike's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And 5*(x/2)=Rick's age\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And Fred's age =2((x/2) + x)=2*(3x/2)=6x/2=3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Daniel's age=5*(x/2)-79<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+(x/2)+5*(x/2)+3x +5(x/2)-79=271 simplify some<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+(x/2)+(5x/2)+3x+(5x/2)-79=271  add 79 to each side and simplify some more<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2x/2)+(x/2)+(5x/2)+(6x/2)+(5x/2)=271+79  collect like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(19x/2)=350  multiply each side by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "19x=700  divide each side by 19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=36.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, Daniel's age=5*(36.8/2)-79=184/2-79=92-79=13 years old\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps----ptaylor </SPAN>\n" );
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