document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=914766>Question 914766</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1.Alex’s father is five more than twice as old as he is now.  Six years ago, he was one-third as old. How old are they now?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.Two cars traveled the same distance. Car A traveled at 50 miles per hour and car B at 60 miles per hour.  It took car A 50 minutes longer to make a trip.  How long did it take car B to make the same trip?\r<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 #555301 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=555301\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1.Alex’s father is five more than twice as old as he is now.  Six years ago, he was one-third as old. How old are they now?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let son's age be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Father's age = 5+2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6 years ago\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "son's age = x-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Father's age = (2x+5)-6 = 2x-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/3(2x-1) =(x-6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x-1=3(x-6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-1=3x-18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Son's age =17 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "father's age = 5+2x => 5+17*2=39 years\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.Two cars traveled the same distance. Car A traveled at 50 miles per hour and car B at 60 miles per hour.  It took car A 50 minutes longer to make a trip.  How long did it take car B to make the same trip?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since distance traveled is same\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d= rt<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rt for both is same\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let car be take x hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "car A takes x+ 5/6 hours\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "50(x+5/6) = 60x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50(6x+5)/6 = 60x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50(6x+5)=360x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "300x+250=360x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60x=250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 4.16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 hours 10 minutes  </SPAN>\n" );
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