document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=436139>Question 436139</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A woman's age and her son's age add up to 45,5years ago the woman was 6times older than her son. How old was the woman when the son was born </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #301733 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=301733\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> woman's age = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "son's age = 45-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 years ago<BR>\n" );
document.write( "woman's age = x-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "son's age = 45-x-5=40-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-5=6(40-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-5=240-6x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x=245<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=245/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "son's age = 10 now.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when he was born ahe was 25 years<BR>\n" );
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