document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=796849>Question 796849</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Santha is 10 years old. His little sister, Shurti, is only two years old. How many times older than Shruti is Santha?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. 10 = 2(X)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B. 10 = 2 + 2(X)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C. None of the above\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If your answer choice is C., then write a number sentence to represent the story correctly.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I think the answer is B, because Shurti is 2  and Santha is 8 years older, so that would be 2 + 2(4) = 10 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #481588 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=wilft1><B>wilft1(217)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=wilft1><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=wilft1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=481588\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the answer would be A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10/2 = 5, so 10 = 2(x) would be the correct equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "lets solve b though to help understand...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10 = 2 + 2(x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 2 from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8 = 2(x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides by 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 times 4 = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "santha is 10 years old, not 8 years old.   if santha was 8 years old then B would work.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "my email is wilft1@yahoo.com    i dont know what you mean by a bar model </SPAN>\n" );
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