document.write( "Question 60549: if you add5 to the sum of bubba's age and his poppa's age the total is 48. bubba's poppa is 5 years less than 3 times the age of bubba. how old is bubba and his poppa? \n" ); document.write( "
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Bubb + Poppa=48 [sum of bubba's age and his poppa's age the total is 48]
\n" ); document.write( "Bubba=B
\n" ); document.write( "Poppa=3B-5 [poppa is 5 years less than 3 times the age of bubba]
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\n" ); document.write( "B+3B-5=48 [Plug-in the values]
\n" ); document.write( "4B-5=48 [Solve for B]
\n" ); document.write( "4B-5+5=48+5
\n" ); document.write( "4B=53
\n" ); document.write( "4B/4=53/4
\n" ); document.write( "B=53/4
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\n" ); document.write( "So, Bubba = 53/4=13.25 years old
\n" ); document.write( "Poppa = (3)(13.25)-5=34.75 years old
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\n" ); document.write( "checking gives 13.25+34.75=48 \n" ); document.write( "
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