document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=855849>Question 855849</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tinky WInky is 8 years older than Po. Four times Po's age less seven times Tinky Winky's age is 2. How old are they? I have tried the formulas P=T-8 & 4P-7T=2, which doesn't work. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #515590 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=515590\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> w for Tinky Winky's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p for Po's age<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First sentence translated is w=8+p.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Second sentence translated is 4p-7w=2, but this \"less\" part seems unclear to me.  It might really mean, 7w-4p=2.  I need to see a \"than\" in use before I can understand exactly.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "YOU said that the one of mine, 4p-7w=2 does not work.  MAYBE my other one does?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substituting for w into what might be the proper needed second equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7(8+p)-4p=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "56+7p-4p=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3p+56=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Which neither works!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Trying the other \"second\" equation instead:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4p-7(8+p)=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4p-56-7p=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3p-56=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3p+56=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3p=-58<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Which does not work, just as you had found.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I find no other interpretation or translation for that second sentence.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-----WAIT!  Maybe there IS another!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4(Po -7w) is 2.  Still unclear because missing \"than\".  Maybe one of these then:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(p-7w)=2 OR 4(7w-p)=2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let me try one:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4p-28w=2, substitute,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(w-8)-28w=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4w-32-28w=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-24w-32=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24w+32=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We see this will NOT work.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Last possibility:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "28w-4p=2, substitute,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "28w-4(w-8)=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "28w-4w+32=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24w=2-32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Which obviously will only give a w<0, meaning the equation did not work either. </SPAN>\n" );
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