document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=229585>Question 229585</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Matt is 22 yars older than belinda. 7 years ago Matt was 3 times as old as belinda, find the age of each now.   please help, I have so far \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                    7 yrs ago<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Matt: M             M-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Belinda: M-22       M-29\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(m-7) + (m-29) = 36   </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #170195 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=170195\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Matt is 22 yars older than Belinda. 7 years ago Matt was 3 times as old as belinda, find the age of each now.   please help, I have so far \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                    7 yrs ago<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Matt: M             M-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Belinda: M-22       M-29\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(m-7) + (m-29) = 36  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Nice effort...Here's how I'd set up and solve the problem...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1.  Let  m be the current age of Belinda\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.  Let m+22 be the age of Matt.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.  Let m-7 be the age of Belinda seven years ago.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4.  Let m+22-7=m+15 be the age of Matt seven years ago.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 5.  Then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%2B15=3%28m-7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%2B15=3%28m-7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > since 7 years ago Matt was 3 times as old as Belinda.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 6.  Solving <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%2B15=3%28m-7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%2B15=3%28m-7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > yields the following steps\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%2B15=3m-21 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%2B15=3m-21\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add 21 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=m%2B36=3m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%2B36=3m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract m from 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=36=2m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"36=2m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide by 2 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=m=18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%2B22=40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%2B22=40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check with original statement:  Seven years ago Belinda is 11 and Matt is 33 when Matt was 3 times as old as Belinda.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 7.  ANSWER:  Belinda is 18 years old and Matt is 40 years old.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope the above steps were helpful.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Good luck in your studies!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Respectfully,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dr J\r<BR>\n" );
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