document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=491647>Question 491647</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of Mrs. Black's age and her daughter's age is 56 years. In 8 years, Mrs. Black will be twice as old as her daughter. How old is her daughter now?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "m + d = 56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(m+8) = 2(d+8)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"m\" and solve for \"d\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(56-d+8) = 2d + 16<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "64 - d = 2d + 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3d = 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 16 (the daughter is 16 yrs old)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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