document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=579935>Question 579935</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Lito is 3 times Sandra's age.  The difference of their ages is 51. Find their present ages.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know that Sandra can be denoted as x and Lito as 3x but after this, I don't know how to proceed.  If the problem is the  sum of their ages is 51, then I know that it would be x + 3x = 51.  But the problem is the difference of their ages is 51.  What do I do in this type of question?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " The difference of their ages is 51. Find their present ages.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know that Sandra can be denoted as x and Lito as 3x but after this, I don't know how to proceed.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " If the problem is the sum of their ages is 51, then I know that it would be x + 3x = 51. But the problem is the difference of their ages is 51. What do I do in this type of question? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You write the equation: 3x - x = 51<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 51<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 51/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 25.5 yrs is Sandra<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(25.5) = 76.5 is Lito's age<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Usually these problems result in integers but this one doesn't. check it<BR>\n" );
document.write( "76.5 - 25.5 = 51 </SPAN>\n" );
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