document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=726848>Question 726848</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you help me solve this word problem please?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In 10 years, Kerri's age will be 3 times what it was 10 years ago. How old is Kerri now?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #444846 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=444846\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = Kerri's age right now\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In 10 years, she will be x+10 years old.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10 years ago, she was x-10 years old\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"In 10 years, Kerri's age will be 3 times what it was 10 years ago\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "translates to\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+10 = 3(x-10)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+10=3(x-10)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+10=3x-30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=3x-30-10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-3x=-30-10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2x=-30-10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2x=-40\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=(-40)/(-2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So Kerri is currently <font color=\"red\">20 years old</font>.\r<BR>\n" );
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