document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=227765>Question 227765</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Five years ago. Jhons age was half of the age he will be in 8 years. How old is he now?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #169222 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><B>drj(1380)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=drj><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=169222\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Five years ago, Jhons age was half of the age he will be in 8 years. How old is he now?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1.  Let x be the age of Jhons.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.  Let x-5 be the age of Jhons five years ago.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.  Let x+8 be the age of Jhons 8 years from now.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4.  Then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-5=%28x%2B8%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-5=%28x%2B8%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > since five years ago, Jhons age was half of the age he will be in 8 years\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 5.  Solving the equation in Step 4 yields the following steps\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply by 2 to get rid of the denominator\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x-10=x%2B8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x-10=x%2B8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add 10-x to both sides of the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check equation in Step 4 <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-5=%28x%2B8%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-5=%28x%2B8%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18-5=%2818%2B8%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18-5=%2818%2B8%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=13=13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"13=13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which is a true statement.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 6.  ANSWER:  The age of Jhons is 18 years old.\r<BR>\n" );
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