document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=201720>Question 201720</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> sue is now seven times old as louise. in six years sue will be five time as old as louise. find the present age of each one. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let louise be x yrs. old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then sue is 7x yrs. old<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Six years from now DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "louise will be x+6 yrs. old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sue will be 7x+6 yrs. old<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation based on 6 yrs from now data:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sue = 5(louise)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x+6 = 5(x+6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x+6 = 5x+30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 12 (louise's age NOW)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x = 84(sue's age NOW)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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