document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=551734>Question 551734</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Shanti is 5 times as old as her brother. Next year, she will be 3 times as old. What is Shanti's age now?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How do you solve this? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #359862 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=359862\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> s = her age, b = brother's age<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, s = 5b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Next year,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s+1 = 3(b+1) = 3b+3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s = 3b+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 5b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sub for s in the 1st equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5b = 3b + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2b = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s = 5<BR>\n" );
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