document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=193743>Question 193743</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Dorothy is 6 years older than Ricardo. The product of their present ages is twice what the product of their ages was 6 years ago. how old is Dorothy?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I have trued to find something similar in the section of word problem and just totally confused myself- HELP PLEASE! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #145424 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=user_dude2008><B>user_dude2008(1862)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=user_dude2008><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=145424\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"Dorothy is 6 years older than Ricardo.\" -----> d=r+6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"The product of their present ages is twice what the product of their ages was 6 years ago\" ----> d*r=2(d-6)(r-6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d*r=2(d-6)(r-6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(r+6)*r=2(r+6-6)(r-6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(r+6)*r=2r(r-6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r+6=2(r-6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r+6=2r-12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6+12=2r-r\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18=r\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r=18 ----> Ricardo is 18 yrs old\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d=r+6=18+6=24 ----> Dorothy is 24 yrs old\r<BR>\n" );
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