document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=418570>Question 418570</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> girl is 5 times older than her brother, in 6 years she will be twice as old as her brother. How old are they now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g = 5b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(g+6) = 2(b+6)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"g\" and solve for \"b\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5b+6) = 2b+12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3b = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 2 (brother's age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"g\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g = 5b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g = 10 (girl's age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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