document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=714918>Question 714918</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a womans age and her sons add up to 45 years, five years ago the woman was 6 times as old aas her son, how old was the woman when the boy was born </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #439111 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=439111\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> woman's age=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "son's age = y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y = 45.............(1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-5 = 6(y-5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-5= 6y-30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-6y=-25..............(2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply equation (1) by 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we get 6x+6y=270\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add this to equation (2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x= 245\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x= 35\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "woman's age = 35\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "plug x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to get son's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "woman was 25 years when son was born\r<BR>\n" );
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