document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=384385>Question 384385</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Yoshi is 12 years older than his sister. Six years from now, the sum of their age will be 32. Find Yoshi's present age. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #272112 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=272112\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = yoshi's sister's age.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "yoshi's age is x + 12.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6 years from now the sum of their age will be 32.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6 years from now yoshi's sister will be x + 6 years old.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6 years from now yoshi will be (x + 12) + 6 years old.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The sum of their ages will be x + 6 + (x + 12) + 6 = 2*x + 24 = 32\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You have 2*x + 24 = 32\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for x to get x = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "yoshi's sister's age today is 4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in 6 years yoshi's sister will be 10 years old.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "yoshi is 16 years old today.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in 6 years, yoshi will be 22 years old.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10 + 22 = 32\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "answer to the question is that yoshi's present age is 16 years old.\r<BR>\n" );
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