document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=731055>Question 731055</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> five years ago, the director was 3 times older than one of the youngest student, now their combined ages amount to 110 years thus, the present age of the director is?\r<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 #446975 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=446975\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> student's age =x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5 years ago <BR>\n" );
document.write( "student's age x-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "director's age =3(x-5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now student's age =x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "director's age = 3(x-5)-5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+3(x-5)+5=110\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+3x-15+5=110<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-10=110<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=30 student's age now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plug x to get director's age<BR>\n" );
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