document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=926440>Question 926440</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 37. A clinical nurse, on being asked her age, replied that the difference between three-fourths and one-third of her age if added to her present age would be 68. What is her age after all?<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 #562246 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><B>JulietG(1812)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><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=JulietG><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=562246\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x + (3/4x - 1/3x) = 68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + (9/12x - 4/12x) = 68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 5/12x = 68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17/5x = 68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply each side by 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17x = 340<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "She is 68-20, or 48<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3/4 of 48 = 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/3 of 48 = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The difference between the two is 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20+48 = 68 </SPAN>\n" );
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