document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=627985>Question 627985</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Good afternoon ^.^ i was wondering if someone could show me how to solve this problem : \"when 75 is subtracted from four times Tamu's age, the result is Tamu's age. How old is Tamu?\"  i'd appreciate it :) please and thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #395273 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=395273\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let T = Tamu's age\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"when 75 is subtracted from four times Tamu's age, the result is Tamu's age\" \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "translates to\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4T - 75 = T\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's solve for T\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4T - 75 = T\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4T - 75 - 4T = T - 4T ... Subtract 4T from both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-75 = -3T ... Combine like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3T = -75 ... Flip the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3T/(-3) = -75/(-3) ... Divide both sides by -3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "T = <font color=\"red\">25</font> ... Divide\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So Tamu is <font color=\"red\">25 years old</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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