document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=51059>Question 51059</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A fir tree is 5 times as old as a pine tree. Seven years from now , the sum of their ages will be 32. How old is the fir tree now? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #34056 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=darq><B>darq(90)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=darq><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=darq><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=34056\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> f=5p<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(f+7)+(p+7)=32\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substitute f with 5p in the second equation because according to the first equation they are same.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5p+7+p+7=32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6p+14=32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6p=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "pine=3 years old\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "fir is five times older so  it is 3*5=15 years old. </SPAN>\n" );
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