document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=197933>Question 197933</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mrs. Santos was 25 years old when her eldest daughter was born. Mrs. Santos' age now is 10 years more than 4 times her daughter's present age. What are their present ages?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Present Age DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let daughter's age be \"d\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then mother's age is \"4d+10\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ages when daughter was born.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "daughter was \"0\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mother was (4d+10)-d = 3d+10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation based on ages when daughter was born:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mother's age = 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3d+10 = 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3d = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 5 (daughter's age at present)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4d+10 = 20+10 = 30 (mother's age at present)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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