document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=253939>Question 253939</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a mother who is 40 years old has a 10 year old daughter. In how many years will the mother be three times as old as the daughter? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #186300 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=186300\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the mother is getting younger.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now she is 40 times in 5 years she will be only three times as old as her daughter\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(40+x)=3(10+x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40+x=30+3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10=2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5=x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How long before she is only twice as old?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "same equation but with  a 2 instead of 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(40+x)=2(10+x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40+x=20+2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mom will be 60 and daughter will be 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I joke with my kids that someday we will be the same age.<BR>\n" );
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