document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1007947>Question 1007947</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of Mrs. Blacks age and her daughters age is 56 years. In 8 years, Mrs. Black will be twice as old as her daughter. How old is her daughter right now </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the daughter's age be y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + y = 56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 8 = 2(y + 8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 8 = 2y + 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - 2y = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + y = 56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - 2y = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract to eliminate x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3y = 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute y into one of the original equations to get x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + y = 56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 16 = 56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 40\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Final Answer:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mrs. Black's age = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Daughter's age = 16 </SPAN>\n" );
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