document.write( "Question 533268: Word problem: Bruce was a pupil at Madison Elemnetary School in 1945. The year of his birth is a perfect square. How old was he on his birthday in 1988?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #351047 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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I try to think of numbers that are
\n" ); document.write( "around 1945 when you square them.
\n" ); document.write( "\"+50%2A50+=+2500+\" too high
\n" ); document.write( "\"+40%2A40+=+1600+\" too low
\n" ); document.write( "\"+45%2A45+=+2025+\" too high
\n" ); document.write( "\"+44%2A44+=+1936+\" just right
\n" ); document.write( "That would make Bruce 9 years old
\n" ); document.write( "( depending on the month he was born )
\n" ); document.write( "In 1988 on his birthday, Bruce would
\n" ); document.write( "be exactly \"+1988+-+1936+=+52+\"
\n" ); document.write( "52 years old
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\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+c+\" = number of cows
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+t+\" = number of turkeys
\n" ); document.write( "Number of heads = \"+c+%2B+t+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Number of legs = \"+4c+%2B+2t+\"
\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c+%2B+t+=+4c+%2B+2t+-+35+\"
\n" ); document.write( "This is 1 equation with 2 unknowns, so it
\n" ); document.write( "isn't directly solvable, but I can make guesses
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract \"c\" from both sides
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+3c+%2B+2t+-+35+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract \"t\" from both sides
\n" ); document.write( "\"+0+=+3c+%2B+t+-+35+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Add \"5\" to both sides
\n" ); document.write( "\"+3c+%2B+t+=+35+\"
\n" ); document.write( "What if there are 10 cows?
\n" ); document.write( "\"+3%2A10+%2B+t+=+35+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+35+-+30+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "What if there are 11 cows?
\n" ); document.write( "\"+3%2A11+%2B+t+=+35+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+35+-+33+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "What if there are 12 cows?
\n" ); document.write( "\"+3%2A12+%2B+t+=+35+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+35+-+36+\"
\n" ); document.write( "There can't be minus one turkey, so
\n" ); document.write( "the largest possible number of cows
\n" ); document.write( "is 11
\n" ); document.write( "check answer:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c+%2B+t+=+4c+%2B+2t+-+35+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+11+%2B+t+=+4%2A11+%2B+2t+-+35+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+11+%2B+t+=+9+%2B+2t+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract \"9\" from both sides
\n" ); document.write( "\"+2+%2B+t+=+2t+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract \"t\" from both sides
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "That's correct \n" ); document.write( "
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