document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=967175>Question 967175</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When Ann was born her father was 32 years old.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If her father is now 5 times her present age, how old is she? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #591142 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=pupil01><B>pupil01(1)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=pupil01><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=pupil01><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=591142\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First list - Ages now: (plug in for answers)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = be Ann's age now  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let 5x =  Father's age now\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Second list - Ages before: (to set up in equations)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = Ann's age when she was born<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+32 = Father's age when she was born\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Set up an equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 5x+32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-5x = 5x+32-5x (get rid of one numerical coefficent)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 32 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4     4  (Divided by 4 on both sides)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x  =  8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now plug in:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First listed values:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ann's age now: x = 8 years old\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Father's age now: 5x = 5(8) = 40 years old\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Father's age before + 8 years later = Father's age now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32 + 8 = 40 years \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which is 5x + 32 = 5(8) - 32 = 8 {Ann's age}\r<BR>\n" );
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