document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=391145>Question 391145</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sam is 24 years younger than his mother. The total sum of their ages ( adding them together)is 72. How old is Sam's mother ?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #277463 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=haileytucki><B>haileytucki(390)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=haileytucki><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=haileytucki><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=277463\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x+y=72_x=72-24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 24 from 72 to get 48.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=72_x=48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Replace all occurrences of x with the solution found by solving the last equation for x.  In this case, the value substituted is 48.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(48)+y=72_x=48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Remove the parentheses around the expression 48.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48+y=72_x=48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since 48 does not contain the variable to solve for, move it to the right-hand side of the equation by subtracting 48 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-48+72_x=48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add 72 to -48 to get 24.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=24_x=48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Replace all occurrences of y with the solution found by solving the last equation for y.  In this case, the value substituted is 24.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=24_x=48 </SPAN>\n" );
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