document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=13051>Question 13051</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help. how do i do this.\" The sum of the ages of two sisters is 25. The second sister age is 5 more then 3 times the first sisters age. find the two ages </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x be the age of the first sister. Then the 2nd sister is 5 \"more than\", which means +, \"3 times\", which means 3x the first sister.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we have our equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+(5+3x)=25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we solve this;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 5 from both sides; and add the like terms;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+5+3x-5=25-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now divide 4 from both sides:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope you get it<BR>\n" );
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