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document.write( " Mrs. Jones is three times as old as her son.   Ten years ago, she was 5 times as old as her son was then.   How old is her son? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Mrs. Jones is three times as old as her son:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ten years ago, she was 5 times as old as her son was then:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-10=5%28x-10%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-10=5%28x-10%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-10=5x-50 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-10=5x-50\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (Expand the brackets)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=5x-40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=5x-40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (Add 10 on both sides)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, you can compare the first equation with the second equation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x=40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x=40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (Group <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > together)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (Age of her son)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Her son is 20 years old. </SPAN>\n" );
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