document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=790469>Question 790469</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sandy was 25 years old when her son was born. Her present age is 7 years less than<BR>\n" );
document.write( "three times her son's present age. How old is Sandy now?<BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #479155 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CarolBuckeye><B>CarolBuckeye(1)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CarolBuckeye><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=479155\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Assume Sandy is x years old now. Then her son would be x-25 years old. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since Sandy's present age is 7 years less than three times her son's present age, we have x+7=3*(x-25) => x+7=3x-75 => 2x=82 => x=41\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "So Sandy is 41 years old.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Check answer: Her son is 41-25=16 years old. 16*3=48, 48-8=41. Correct </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );