document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=624118>Question 624118</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man is four yrs.older than his wife of 5 times as old as his son.when the son was born the age of the wife is 6/7 that of husband age.find the age of his wife </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #392565 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=392565\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write an equation for each phrase<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"A man is four yrs.older than his wife\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = w+4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"5 times as old as his son.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 5s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "replace m with w+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5s = w+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28w%2B4%29%29%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28w%2B4%29%29%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"when the son was born the age of the wife is 6/7 that of husband age.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w - s = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >(m-s)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply both sides by 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7(w-s) = 6(m-s)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7w - 7s = 6m - 6s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7w = 6m - 6s + 7s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7w = 6m + s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Replace m with (w+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7w = 6(w+4) + s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7w = 6w + 24 + s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7w - 6w = s + 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = s + 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "replace s with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28w%2B4%29%29%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28w%2B4%29%29%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28w%2B4%29%29%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28w%2B4%29%29%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) + 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply eq by 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5w = w + 4 + 5(24)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5w - w = 4 + 120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4w = 124<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=124%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"124%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 31 yrs is wife's present age<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check this<BR>\n" );
document.write( "31 + 4 = 35 yrs is man's present age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 35/5, (man is 5 times son's age)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 7 yrs is son's present age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check solution in the statement,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"when the son was born the age of the wife is 6/7 that of husband age.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "31 - 7 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >(35-7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >*28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24 = 6*4; confirms our solution of wife's age is 31\r<BR>\n" );
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