document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1044042>Question 1044042</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Michael is 12 years older than Brandon. Seventeen years ago, Michael was 4 times as old as Brandon.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How old is Michael now?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hi! i tried to and came out with \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m= b+ 12                m being michael's age and B being Brandon's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m= 4b + 17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I dont know where else to go with these. they could be wrong<BR>\n" );
document.write( "thank you so much for your help!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #659278 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=659278\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">\r\n" );
document.write( "             NOW        NOW-Described       Seventeen Years Ago\r\n" );
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document.write( "Michael      m           m=b+12             m-17\r\n" );
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document.write( "Brandon      b                              b-17\r\n" );
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document.write( "What does the description say?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Second Sentence?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Michael WAS 4 times as old as Brandon.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "WHEN?  Seventeen years ago.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The system of equations is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%28m=b%2B12%2Cm-17=4%28b-17%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%28m=b%2B12%2Cm-17=4%28b-17%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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