document.write( "Question 703931: danielle is 36 years older than her daughter alison. Two years ago danielle was 5 times as old as alision find the current age of danielle and alison \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Write an equation for each statement
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\n" ); document.write( "Danielle is 36 years older than her daughter Alison.
\n" ); document.write( "d = a + 36\r
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\n" ); document.write( " Two years ago Danielle was 5 times as old as Alison
\n" ); document.write( "d - 2 = 5(a-2)
\n" ); document.write( "d - 2 = 5a - 10
\n" ); document.write( "d = 5a - 10 + 2
\n" ); document.write( "d = 5a - 8
\n" ); document.write( "Replace d with (a+36)
\n" ); document.write( "a + 36 = 5a - 8
\n" ); document.write( "36 + 8 = 5a - a
\n" ); document.write( "44 = 4a
\n" ); document.write( "a = 44/4
\n" ); document.write( "a = 11 yrs is Alison
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\n" ); document.write( "I'll let you find d, check your solutions in both equations\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " find the current age of Danielle and Alison \n" ); document.write( "

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