document.write( "Question 916528: Jim is 6 years older than Kathy. Together, their ages equal four times Kathy's age. How old is each? How do I turn this into an equation to solve for x? \n" ); document.write( "
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Jim is 6 years older than Kathy.
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document.write( "Jim's age = Kathy's age plus 6\r\n" );
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document.write( "Jim's age = K+6\r\n" );
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document.write( "where K = Kathy's age\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"Together\" means to add their ages:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Jim's age PLUS Kathy's age.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Jim's age = K+6\r\n" );
document.write( "Kathy's age = K\r\n" );
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document.write( "So Jim's age PLUS Kathy's age is (K+6) + K\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "...equal four times Kathy's age.
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document.write( "Since four times Kathy's age is 4K, we have\r\n" );
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document.write( "(K+6) + K = 4K\r\n" );
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document.write( "That's the equation.  You can solve it, to find K, then\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "Jim is 6 years older than Kathy.
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document.write( "You'll just add 6 to Kathy's age to find Jim's age.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Analyze all your word problems this way.\r\n" );
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