document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=799730>Question 799730</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a girl is half her mothers age. the mother is five years younger than her father. they have all have a total of 100 years combined. how old is the girl. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g = (1/2)m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = f - 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g + m + f = 100<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"g\" and for \"f\"  and solve for \"m\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/2)m + m + m+5 = 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5/2)m = 95<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 38 (mother's age)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g = (1/2)m = 19 (daughter's age)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f = m+5 = 43 (father's age)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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