document.write( "Question 991968: stephanie is 66 years older than Nadia. Six years ago, Stephanie was 33 times as old as Nadia
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document.write( "Hiw old is stephainie now? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #611691 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! stephanie is 66 years older than Nadia. \n" ); document.write( "s = n + 66 \n" ); document.write( " Six years ago, Stephanie was 33 times as old as Nadia \n" ); document.write( "s - 6 = 33(n - 6) \n" ); document.write( "s - 6 = 33n - 198 \n" ); document.write( "s = 33n - 198 + 6 \n" ); document.write( "s = 33n - 192 \n" ); document.write( "replace s with (n+66) from the 1st statement \n" ); document.write( "n + 66 = 33n - 192 \n" ); document.write( "n - 33n = -192 - 66 \n" ); document.write( "-32n = -258 \n" ); document.write( "n = -258/-32 \n" ); document.write( "n = +8.0675 \n" ); document.write( "How old is Stephannie now? \n" ); document.write( "s = 8.0675 + 66 \n" ); document.write( "s = 74.0675; solution should be an integer but I cannot make this problem come out to one. \n" ); document.write( " |