document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=567227>Question 567227</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rose is 29 Years old. Her mother is 50. How many years ago was the mother twice as old as Rose? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " How many years ago was the mother twice as old as Rose?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let y = no. of years for this to be true<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "50-y = 2(29-y)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50 - y = 58 - 2y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "- y + 2y = 58 - 50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 8 yrs ago<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "See if that is true, 8 yrs ago:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mom will be 42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rose will be 21 </SPAN>\n" );
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