document.write( "Question 531854: PLEASE I NEED IT ASAP! A man is 27 years older than his son and in 10 years, he will be twice as old as his son. How old is each now? \n" ); document.write( "
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A man is 27 years older than his son and in 10 years, he will be twice as old as his son. How old is each now?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let m = man's present age
\n" ); document.write( "Let s = son's present age
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\n" ); document.write( "Write an equation for each statement:
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\n" ); document.write( "\"A man is 27 years older than his son\"
\n" ); document.write( "m = s + 27
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\n" ); document.write( "\"in 10 years, he will be twice as old as his son.\"
\n" ); document.write( "m + 10 = 2(s+10)
\n" ); document.write( "m + 10 = 2s + 20
\n" ); document.write( "m = 2s + 20 - 10
\n" ); document.write( "m = 2s + 10
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\n" ); document.write( "From the 1st statement, replace m with (s+27)
\n" ); document.write( "s + 27 = 2s + 10
\n" ); document.write( "27 - 10 = 2s - s
\n" ); document.write( "17 = s
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\n" ); document.write( "Son is 17 years old, I'll let you find the man's age, check your solutions in the 2nd statement
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\n" ); document.write( "Hey! Try not to wait til the last minute! C\r
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