document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=10279>Question 10279</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How can you please help me solve this loooooonnnnngggg example question.....please, please please! thank you! :)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mr. Smith, a mathamethics teacher was travelig by bus with his family, consisting of his mother, wife, son and daughter. The bus conductor doubting the son's right to have a half fare ticket asked, \"How old is your daughter?\". Mr. Smith, irritated at having questioned...confused the conductor with his answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"My daughter is TWICE as old as my son. My wife is three times as old as the sum of the ages of my son and my daughter. And I am as old as my wife and my daughter. My Mother whose age is total of all our ages is now 69.\" Find the age of the daughter.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "THANKS A LOT!.................:)<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 #5416 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><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=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=5416\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = age of the son<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x= age of daughter<BR>\n" );
document.write( "wife = 3(son + daugter)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "wife = 3(x + 2x) = 3(3x) = 9x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "math teacher - wife + daughter<BR>\n" );
document.write( "math teacher = 9x + 2x = 11x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total age = 69<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Son + Daughter + wife + teacher = 69<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 2x + 9x + 11x = 69<BR>\n" );
document.write( "23x = 69<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3  Son<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 6 Daughter<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x = 27 Wife<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11x = 33 Teacher\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check: 3+6+27+33 = 69\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC </SPAN>\n" );
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