document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=551949>Question 551949</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> sam is 4 years older than cathy. if 4 times catherine's age is subtracted from 5 times sam's age, the difference is 32 years. find the age of each. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "s=c+4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 times catherine's age is subtracted from 5 times sam's age, the difference is 32 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5s-4c=32\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and then I can solve using substitution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(c+4)-4c=32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5c+20-4c=32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c+20=32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sub in 12 for c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s=12+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s=16\r<BR>\n" );
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