document.write( "Question 590697: My mothers age is three times my age. The sum of our ages is 40. How old am I? How old is my mom? Let x be your age. \n" ); document.write( "
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My mothers age is three times my age.
\n" ); document.write( " The sum of our ages is 40.
\n" ); document.write( " How old am I? How old is my mom?
\n" ); document.write( " Let x be your age.
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\n" ); document.write( "m = 3x
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\n" ); document.write( "\"The sum of our ages is 40.\"
\n" ); document.write( "m + x = 40
\n" ); document.write( "Replace m with 3x
\n" ); document.write( "3x + x = 40
\n" ); document.write( "4x = 40
\n" ); document.write( "x = 40/4
\n" ); document.write( "x = 10
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