document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=214927>Question 214927</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Pam is 1/2 as old as her brother Bill. 8 years ago Bill was 10 times older than Pam. How old are they now?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Bill = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pam = x/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Bill = x-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pam = x/2-8 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Pam is 1/2 as old as her brother Bill. 8 years ago Bill was 10 times older than Pam. How old are they now?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = Bill's age<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/2 = Pam's age<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From:\"8 years ago Bill was 10 times older than Pam\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-8 = 10(x/2 - 8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiplying both sides by 2:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-16 = 10(x - 16)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-16 = 10x - 160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-16 = 8x - 160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "144 = 8x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18 years = x (Bill's age)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Pam's age:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/2 = 18/2 = 9 years<BR>\n" );
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