document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=547856>Question 547856</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> michelle's age is 10 years less than 5 times sarah's age. If the sum of their age is 44 years, find their ages. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #356611 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathie123><B>mathie123(224)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathie123><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=356611\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let M be michells age and S be sarah's age.  From the question we can make up two equations:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5S-10=M ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5S-10=M\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S%2BM=44 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S%2BM=44\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >    (2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is just a system of equations with two unknowns <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substituting (1) into (2) we get <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S%2B%285S-10%29=44 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S%2B%285S-10%29=44\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6S-10=44 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6S-10=44\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6S-10%2B10=44%2B10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6S-10%2B10=44%2B10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6S=54 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6S=54\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6S%2F6=54%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6S%2F6=54%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S=9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S=9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now substituting this value back into (1) we get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%289%29-10=M ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%289%29-10=M\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=45-10=M ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"45-10=M\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=M=35 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"M=35\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So Michelle is 35 and Sarah is 9.  Hopefully this helps:)   <BR>\n" );
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