document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=421513>Question 421513</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A father is five times as old as his daughter. In six years he will be three times as old as she will be. How old is the daughter now. ( i know how to solve the problem, i am just stuck with assigning the formulas. In my math class its asked that we assign each person a variable ie: x and the other x+2) Any help would be great thanks.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #294387 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=294387\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = Father's age now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = Daughter's age now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "given:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+=+5y+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+=+5y+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+%2B+6+=++3%2A%28y+%2B+6%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+%2B+6+=++3%2A%28y+%2B+6%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 2 equations and 2 unknowns, so it's solvable<BR>\n" );
document.write( "By substitution:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5y+%2B+6+=++3%2A%28y+%2B+6%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5y+%2B+6+=++3%2A%28y+%2B+6%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5y+%2B+6+=+3y+%2B+18+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5y+%2B+6+=+3y+%2B+18+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2y+%2B+6+=+18+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2y+%2B+6+=+18+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2y+=+12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2y+=+12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+5y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+5y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The Father is 30 and the daughter is 6\r<BR>\n" );
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