document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=464520>Question 464520</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Helen is 1/3 as old as her mother is now. In 10 years she will be half as old as her mother in ten years. How old is Helen now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "h = (1/3)m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 3h<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(h+10) = (1/2)(m+10)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for m and solve for \"h\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h+10 = (1/2)(3h+10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2h+20 = 3h+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 10 yrs (Helen's age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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