document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1008898>Question 1008898</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 6 years ago Mrs. Dinero was 5 times as old as her daughter Angela. How old iz Angela if her age is one-thrid of her mother's age? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #624452 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=624452\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Call Ms. Dinero and Angela's age NOW, d and a.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "From the facts in the problem, we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = (1/3)d   (or d = 3a)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We also have <BR>\n" );
document.write( "d - 6 = 5(a - 6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now substitute and get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a - 6 = 5(a - 6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a - 6 = 5a - 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rearranging we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 36 </SPAN>\n" );
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