document.write( "Question 663456: Hi! I could use some help with a word problem I have! \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The question is:
\n" ); document.write( "Judy, who is 17 years old, has a grandmother 77 years. How many years ago was Judy's grandmother 6 times as old as Judy?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I tried writing things like:
\n" ); document.write( "j=17
\n" ); document.write( "G=77\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I also multiplied 17 by 6, but I got 102, which would make grandmother even older than what she is now, so I thought that made no sense.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Could you explain this to me? Thank you so much! \n" ); document.write( "

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Judy, who is 17 years old, has a grandmother 77 years. How many years ago was Judy's grandmother 6 times as old as Judy?
\n" ); document.write( "let x=years ago when grandmother was 6 times as old as judy
\n" ); document.write( "17-x=judy's age x yrs ago
\n" ); document.write( "77-x=grandmother's age x yrs ago
\n" ); document.write( "..
\n" ); document.write( "77-x=6(17-x)
\n" ); document.write( "77-x=102-6x
\n" ); document.write( "5x=25
\n" ); document.write( "x=5
\n" ); document.write( "years ago when grandmother was 6 times as old as judy=5 \n" ); document.write( "

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