document.write( "Question 277047: a man was 32 years old when his daughter was born. he is now five times older than his daughter. how old is his daughter now? \n" ); document.write( "
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man was 32 years old when his daughter was born.
\n" ); document.write( "m = (d + 32)
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\n" ); document.write( " he is now five times older than his daughter.
\n" ); document.write( "m = 5d
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\n" ); document.write( "how old is his daughter now?
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\n" ); document.write( "Replace m with (d+32)
\n" ); document.write( "d + 32 = 5d
\n" ); document.write( "32 = 5d - d
\n" ); document.write( "32 = 4d
\n" ); document.write( "d = 8 yrs old is daughter now
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\n" ); document.write( "The man = 5(8) = 40 yrs old
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\n" ); document.write( "40 = 5(8)
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