document.write( "Question 697963: please help me solve this word age problem: if justin is 10 years less than half his fathers age. if justin is 12 years old, how old is his father? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "let fathers age be \"x\" and Justin's age \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if Justin is \"10\" years less old than \"half\" his fathers age, than we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y%2B10=x%2F2\".....eq. 1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if justin is \"12\" years old, means \"y=12\"...eq. 2...plug it in eq. 1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"12%2B10=x%2F2\".....eq. 1..solve for \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"22=x%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"22%2A2=x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%2844=x%29\"........fathers age\r
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