document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=929834>Question 929834</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Immediate help! Answer all with solutio<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.When Ramon was 12 years old, his father was  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "40.How many years must past for Ramon to be 8 years <BR>\n" );
document.write( "older than one-fourth as old as his father.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.The sum of the ages of Bobby and Mercy is 60.  Nine <BR>\n" );
document.write( "yrs ago Bobby was twice as old as Mercy was then.Find <BR>\n" );
document.write( "their present age.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.Tom is 8 yrs old than Steve. Three yrs ago Steve was <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 yrs more than one-third as old as Tom was then.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How old is Tom now? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #564509 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><B>MathLover1(20850)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><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=MathLover1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=564509\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1.When Ramon was 12 years old, his father was<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40.How many years must past for Ramon to be 8 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "older than one-fourth as old as his father.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let Ramon’s age <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and father’s age <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "let years  be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is the overall picture\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Ramon ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Ramon\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >---<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >----<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Father ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Father\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >---<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >---<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >	<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-x=40-12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-x=40-12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-x=28 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-x=28\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >......eq.1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can get your second equation from the data.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many years must past for Ramon to be 8 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "older than one-fourth as old as his father.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2Bn=%281%2F4%29%2840%2Bn%29%2B8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2Bn=%281%2F4%29%2840%2Bn%29%2B8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >...........eq.2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Solve <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2Bn=%281%2F4%29%2840%2Bn%29%2B8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2Bn=%281%2F4%29%2840%2Bn%29%2B8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > years Ramon will be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2B8=20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2B8=20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and his father <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=40%2B8=48 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"40%2B8=48\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.The sum of the ages of Bobby and Mercy is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Nine<BR>\n" );
document.write( "yrs ago Bobby was twice as old as Mercy was then.Find<BR>\n" );
document.write( "their present age.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let the ages of Bobby be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=B ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"B\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and Mercy <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=M ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"M\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "given:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=B%2BM=60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"B%2BM=60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ...eq.1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Nine years ago Bobby was <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=B ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"B\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > twice as old as Mercy  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=M ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"M\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >was then.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve the system:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=B%2BM=60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"B%2BM=60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ...eq.1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28B-9%29=M-9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28B-9%29=M-9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >........eq.2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=B=60-M ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"B=60-M\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ...plug in eq.2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3.Tom is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > yrs older than Steve. Three yrs ago Steve was<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How old is Tom now?\r<BR>\n" );
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