document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=336074>Question 336074</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Wess is 18 years older than soron. Wess is 2.5 times as old as Soron. how old is each? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #241022 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=241022\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> w = age of weiss<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = age of soron\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "w = s + 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 2.5 * s\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since they are both equal to w, then they are both equal to each other, so you get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s + 18 = 2.5*s\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract s from both sides of the equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18 = 2.5*s - s = 1.5*s\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides of the equation by 1.5 to get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18/1.5 = s\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for s to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s = 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "soron is 12 years old\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "weiss is 12 + 18 = 30 years old.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "weiss is also 2.5 * 12 = 30 years old.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your answer is that soron is 12 years old and weiss is 30 years old.\r<BR>\n" );
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