document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=563466>Question 563466</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> David is the age of 58 and Lisa is the age of 18. How long ago was David 5 times the age of Lisa.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Logically, I know the answer is 8 years ago since David would have been 50 and Lisa would have been 10 and 5*10 =50 which five times her age.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "However, I need to come with this answer in an algebraic method and I've been wracking my brain over it. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "How long ago was David 5 times the age of Lisa.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let y = the no. years ago that D was 5 times L's age<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "58 - y = 5(18-y)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "58 - y = 90 - 5y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-y + 5y = 90 - 58<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y = 32 </SPAN>\n" );
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