document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=314619>Question 314619</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A mother is five times as old as her son. if twice the age of the son is 3 years less than half of the age of the mother, how old are they?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Show me the equation please. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #224978 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=texttutoring><B>texttutoring(324)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=texttutoring><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=texttutoring><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=224978\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let m = mother's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let s = son's age\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation 1: m = 5s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation 2: 2s = m/2 - 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plus m=5s into equation 2:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2s = 5s/2 - 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 = 5s/2 - 2s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 = s/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6=s\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m=5s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=5(6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The son is 6, the mother is 30. </SPAN>\n" );
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