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" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #571905 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><B>ewatrrr(24785)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><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=ewatrrr><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=571905\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> gal + mother + dad = 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x Dad's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-5%29%2F2+%2B+%28x-5%29+%2B+x+=+100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-5%29%2F2+%2B+%28x-5%29+%2B+x+=+100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > |Multiplying thru by 2 so as all denominators = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-5) + 2(x-5) + 2x = 200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-5) + 2x -10 + 2x = 200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 215<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 43, Dad's age, mother 38 <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=43-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"43-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  and gal 19 <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=38%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"38%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And...checking<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sum = 100 </SPAN>\n" );
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