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" );
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document.write( "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" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Hi! i tried to and came out with \r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
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" );
document.write( "\n" );
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!!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">m = b + 12 ----- Correct      m = 4b + 17 ----- Incorrect<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = m - 12 ------- eq (i)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m - 17 = 4(b - 17) ------ eq (ii)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m - 17 = 4(m - 12 - 17) ----- Substituting m - 12 for b in eq (ii)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m - 17 = 4(m - 29)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m - 17 = 4m - 116<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m - 4m = - 116 + 17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "- 3m = - 99<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m, or Michael is: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C4%2C+%28-+99%29%2F%28-+3%29%2C+or%2C+33%2C+years-old%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C4%2C+%28-+99%29%2F%28-+3%29%2C+or%2C+33%2C+years-old%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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