document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=949072>Question 949072</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> erwin's age is currently 1/5 the age of his father eight years ago the father is 13 times as old as his son was then. how old is his age now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "E=Erwin's age; F= Father's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5E=F-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F=5E+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F=13(E-8) Substitute for F<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5E+8=13(E-8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5E+8=13E-104 Subtract 5E from each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8=8E-104 Add 104 to each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "112=8E Divide each side by 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14=E ANSWER Erwin is 14 years old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F=13(E-8)=13(14-8)=13(6)=78 Father is 78.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5E=F-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(14)=78-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "70=70 </SPAN>\n" );
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