document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=857338>Question 857338</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  a man is five year older than his wife and 7 times as old as his son when the son was born the age of the wife was five all over six hats of husbands age.find their ages?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #516558 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=516558\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let their present ages be m, w, s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "write an equation for each statement, simplify<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " a man is five year older than his wife<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = w + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and 7 time older than his son<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 7s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when the son was born, the age of the wife was <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > that of the husbands age.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract the son's age from both<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w - s = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >(m - s)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "replace m with 7s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w - s = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >(7s-s)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w - s = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >(6s)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "w - s = 5s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 5s + s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 6s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In the first equation m = w + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "replace m with 7s, replace w with 6s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7s = 6s + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7s - 6s = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 5 yrs is the son's age:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'll let you find the man and the wife's ages\r<BR>\n" );
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