document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=885494>Question 885494</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  husband is 7 years older than his wife,if his wife is 3 times and 2 years old as her son how old is the husband and wife if the son is 12 years? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #535210 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=535210\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> h = husband's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = wife's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = son' age\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "write an equation for each statement<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " husband is 7 years older than his wife,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = w + 7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if his wife is 3 times and 2 years old as her son<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 3s + 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " how old is the husband and wife if the son is 12 years?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "replace s with 12 in the above equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 3(12) + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 38 yrs is the wife<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then find husband's age using the 1st equation<BR>\n" );
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