document.write( "Question 375806: mother is 4 times as old as MAy. 5 years ago, she was 7 times as old as may. how old is each 2 years from now. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x represent May's age.  Then the mother's age would be represented by 4x
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document.write( "5 years ago, the mother was 7 times as old as May***
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document.write( "4x - 5 = 7(x-5)
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document.write( "solving for x
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document.write( "4x - 5 = 7x - 35
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document.write( "30 = 3x
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document.write( "10 = x, May's age NOW.  the mother is NOW 40  (4*10)
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document.write( "how old is each 2 years from now
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document.write( "May is 12 and the mother is 42
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document.write( "CHECKING OUR ANSWER
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document.write( "5 years ago, the mother was 7 times as old as May***
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document.write( "35 = 7*5 \n" );
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