document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=913112>Question 913112</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3.	If Mo and Flo are 40 years old together and in 3 years Mo will be ˝ of Flo’s age, how old are each of them now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "m + f = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m+3 = (1/2)(f+3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"m\" and solve for \"f\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40-f+3 = (1/2)(f+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "43-f = (1/2)(f+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "86-2f = f+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3f = 83<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f = 27 yrs 8 mts (Flo's age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"m\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m + f = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m + 27 2/3 = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mo = 12 4 mts (Mo's age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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