document.write( "Question 530541: Max is 5 years old than Paul. Next year, Max will be twice as old as Paul. How old are they now? Show equation and check. \n" ); document.write( "
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\"Max is 5 years old than Paul. Next year, Max will be twice as old as Paul. How old are they now? Show equation and check.\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = Paul's age now
\n" ); document.write( "x + 5 = Max's age now\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x + 1 = Paul's age next year
\n" ); document.write( "x + 6 = Max's age next year\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x + 6 = 2(x + 1) {next year, Max will be twice as old as Paul}
\n" ); document.write( "x + 6 = 2x + 1 {used distributive property}
\n" ); document.write( "6 = x + 1 {subtracted x from both sides}
\n" ); document.write( "x = 5 {subtracted 1 from both sides}
\n" ); document.write( "x + 5 = 10 {substituted 5, in for x, into x + 5}\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Paul is 5 now
\n" ); document.write( "Max is 10 now
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