document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=799647>Question 799647</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A girl went to school & the teacher asked how old are you? She replied I don't know, bt I know that I'm half my mother's age. The teacher asked ok how old is your mother? She said I don't know but I know that my Dad is 5 yrs older than my mother. Teacher, how old is yor dad? She said I don't know but I know that if we add our ages the answer is 100 yrs... Nw how old is the girl, her mum & dad. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #482742 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=482742\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A girl went to school & the teacher asked how old are you? She replied I don't know, bt I know that I'm half my mother's age. The teacher asked ok how old is your mother? She said I don't know but I know that my Dad is 5 yrs older than my mother. Teacher, how old is yor dad? She said I don't know but I know that if we add our ages the answer is 100 yrs... Nw how old is the girl, her mum & dad.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Girl's age = x ( she does not know)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "half mother's age so mother is twice her age  = 2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Dad is 5 years older than mom\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Dad = 2x+5 years\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sum of their ages = 100\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+2x+2x+5 =100\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x+5=100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=100-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=95<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=19  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the girl is 19 years\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so Mom is 2 *19 = 38 years\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Dad you find out. their sum is 100 </SPAN>\n" );
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