document.write( "Question 37507: One day in math class, shelley ask the teacher, \" Mr. Nelson, how old are you?\"
\n" ); document.write( "Mr.Nelson responds: \"This year Iam 3 times as ols as my sister. How ever. 6 years ago, I was five times as old as she was\". How old is the math teacher? \n" ); document.write( "
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One day in math class, shelley ask the teacher, \" Mr. Nelson, how old are you?\"
\n" ); document.write( "Mr.Nelson responds: \"This year Iam 3 times as ols as my sister. How ever. 6 years ago, I was five times as old as she was\". How old is the math teacher? \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"NOW\" Data:
\n" ); document.write( "Let sister's age be \"x\"; then teacher age is 3x
\n" ); document.write( "\"6 YEARS ago Data:
\n" ); document.write( "Sister was x-6; teacher was 3x-6
\n" ); document.write( "EQUATION:
\n" ); document.write( "\"6 years ago, I was five times as old as she was\"
\n" ); document.write( "3x-6=5(x-6)
\n" ); document.write( "3x-6=5x-30
\n" ); document.write( "2x=24
\n" ); document.write( "x=12
\n" ); document.write( "3x=36 yrs. old (age of math teacher NOW)
\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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