document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=395511>Question 395511</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If sam is twice as old as harry and the sum of their age is the same as 5 x Harrys age decreased by 28 . How old is each ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "So for this one, we need to put this question into number form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S = 2H <BR>\n" );
document.write( "S + H = 5(H-28)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then we substitute 2H for S in the second equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2H + H = 5(H-28)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then we distribute 5 over the right side:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3H = 5H - 140<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then we add 140 to both sides and subtract 3H from both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3H - 3H + 140 = 5H - 3H - 140 + 140 =><BR>\n" );
document.write( "140 = 2H<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then we divide both sides by 2:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "H = 70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I hope this helps!\r<BR>\n" );
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