document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=947740>Question 947740</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 6 years ago I was 11 times  as old as my daughter. Now I am 5 times as old as she is. How old am I?<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 #578353 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=578353\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 6 years ago I was 11 times  as old as my daughter. Now I am 5 times as old as she is. How old am I?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x=daughter's current age-----x-6=daughter's age 6 yrs ago<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then 5x=your current age----5x-6=your age 6 yrs ago\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Soooo:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x-6=11(x-6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x-6=11x-66<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11x-5x=66-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=10  daughter's age now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=5*10=50-----your current age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CK<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50-6=11(10-6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "44=44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor </SPAN>\n" );
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