document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=255433>Question 255433</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 5 people standing in a room. Rick is 5 times the age of Mike who is half the age of Larry. Ed is 30 years younger than double Larry and Mike's combined ages. Daniel is 79 years younger than Rick. The sum of their ages is 271. How old is Daniel? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Write an equation for each phrase; put everything in terms of m<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rick is 5 times the age of Mike;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R = 5M<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "who is half the age of Larry.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M = .5L<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L = 2M<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ed is 30 years younger than double Larry and Mike's combined ages.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E = 2(L+M) - 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E = 2L + 2M - 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Replace L with 2M<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E = 2(2M) + 2M - 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E = 4M + 2M - 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E = 6M - 30<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Daniel is 79 years younger than Rick.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D = R - 79<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Replace R with 5M<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D = 5M - 79<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the sum of their ages is 271.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R + M + L + E + D = 271<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find M<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5M + M + 2M + (6M-30) + (5M-79) = 271<BR>\n" );
document.write( "19M - 109 = 271<BR>\n" );
document.write( "19M = 271 + 109<BR>\n" );
document.write( "19M = 380<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=380%2F19 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"380%2F19\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "M = 20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How old is Daniel?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D = 5M - 79<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D = 5(20) - 79<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D = 100 - 79<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D = 21 yrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check solution by finding the age of each and totaling it <BR>\n" );
document.write( "R = 5(20) = 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 2(20) = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E = 6(20) - 30 = 90<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R + M + L + E + D = 271<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100 + 20 + 40 + 90 + 21 = 271 </SPAN>\n" );
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