document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=426115>Question 426115</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> John is 5 times as old as he was 40 years ago so how old is he now/ </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x = his age now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - 40 = his age 40 years ago\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 5(x - 40){now, he is five times his age 40 years ago}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5x - 200 {used distributive property}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4x = -200 {subtracted 5x from both sides}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 50 {divided both sides by -4}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John is 50 now<BR>\n" );
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