document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=938722>Question 938722</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A gal went to school & the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "teacher asked how old are u? She replied I don't<BR>\n" );
document.write( "know, bt I know that I'm half my mother's age. The<BR>\n" );
document.write( "teacher asked ok how old is yor mother? She said I<BR>\n" );
document.write( "don't know bt I know that my Dad is 5 yrs older<BR>\n" );
document.write( "than my mother. Teacher, how old is yor dad? She said I don't know bt I know that if we add our ages<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the answer is 100 yrs. Nw how old is the gal, her<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mum & her dad? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " teacher asked how old are u? She replied I don't<BR>\n" );
document.write( " know, bt I know that I'm half my mother's age. The<BR>\n" );
document.write( " teacher asked ok how old is yor mother? She said I<BR>\n" );
document.write( " don't know bt I know that my Dad is 5 yrs older<BR>\n" );
document.write( " than my mother. Teacher, how old is yor dad? She said I don't know bt I know that if we add our ages<BR>\n" );
document.write( " the answer is 100 yrs. Nw how old is the gal, her<BR>\n" );
document.write( " mum & her dad?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g = (1/2)m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = m + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g + m + d = 100<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"g\" and \"d\" and solve for \"d\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/2)m + m + m+5 = 100<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(5/2)m = 95<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/2)m = 19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mother = 38<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "gal = (1/2)m = 19 yrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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