document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=315484>Question 315484</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> tom is 8 years old. sidd is 5 years younger than tom .how old is sidd? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #226238 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=moshiz08><B>moshiz08(60)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=moshiz08><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=moshiz08><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=226238\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tom is eight years old, so <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=T+=+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"T+=+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sid is 5 years younger than Tom. Younger means that his age is smaller, so we subtract: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S+=+T+-+5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S+=+T+-+5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But we already know that T=8, so we can substitute that into our equation to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S+=+T+-+5+=+8+-+5+=+3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S+=+T+-+5+=+8+-+5+=+3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so Sid is 3 years old.  </SPAN>\n" );
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