document.write( "Question 1012237: 6 years ago Mrs. Smith was 5 times as old as her daughter Sam.How old is Sam now if her age is one third of her mother's present age? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let Sam's age now be S\r\n" );
document.write( "Let her Mother's age now be M\r\n" );
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document.write( "M-6 = 5(S-6)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Since Sam's age now is one third of her mother's present age,\r\n" );
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document.write( "S = M\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply that through by 3 to clear the fraction:\r\n" );
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document.write( "3S = M\r\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute 3S for M in\r\n" );
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document.write( "3S-6 = 5(S-6)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solve that for S.\r\n" );
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