document.write( "Question 876005: This is from a game show, would like to know how to set it up, been YEARS since I did word problems. I know you assign X to what's missing, but this one is more complicated \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Tom was asked his age. He replied, \" In 2 years, I will be twice as old as I was 5 years ago.\" How old is he? \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "X would be his age now, X + 2 would be his age in two years and I am lost after that except there is a 2x and a -5 in there somewhere. PLease help! THank you! \n" ); document.write( "
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x = your age now
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In 2 years, I will be twice as old as I was 5 years ago.\" How old is he? \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "your equation is x + 2 = 5 * (x-5)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solve that equation for x.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "you will get x = 12\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x + 2 = 14
\n" ); document.write( "x - 5 = 7
\n" ); document.write( "14 is 2 * 7\r
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