document.write( "Question 739612: Maria's father is 10 years younger than 3 times Maria's current age. In 5 years, his age will be 5 years more than twice her age. Which equation can be used to find Maria's current age?\r
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\n" ); document.write( ">>...In 5 years, his age will be 5 years more than twice her age (IN 5 YEARS)...<<
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document.write( "(3x - 10) + 5 = 2x + 5\r\n" );
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document.write( "  3x - 10 + 5 = 2x + 5\r\n" );
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document.write( "       3x - 5 = 2x + 5\r\n" );
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document.write( "[That's the correct answer, but if we solve it we find\r\n" );
document.write( "that Maria is 10 years old and her father is 20, which\r\n" );
document.write( "means that he was only 10 when Maria was born!!!  I\r\n" );
document.write( "suppose that's possible and maybe it has happened.  But \r\n" );
document.write( "most boys age 10 are NOT fathers!  Maybe Maria is only \r\n" );
document.write( "his stepdaughter and he married Maria's mother who is 30 or\r\n" );
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