document.write( "Question 1048597: The sum of the ages of Pam, Dion, and their three children, in years, is 5x - 99, where x is Dion's age. Pam is 5 years younger than Dion. What is the sum of the ages of their children? \n" ); document.write( "

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The sum of the ages of Pam, Dion,
\n" ); document.write( "and their three children, in years, is $\"+5x+-+99+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+\"$ = Dion's age
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+-+5+\"$ = Pam's age
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\n" ); document.write( "The sum of the ages of their children is:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+5x+-+99+-+x+-+%28+x+-+5+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+5x+-+99+-+x+-+x+%2B+5+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+3x+-+94+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "check the answer:
\n" ); document.write( "Suppose $\"+x+=+40+\"$ ( Dion is 30 )
\n" ); document.write( "The sum of all their ages is:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+5x+-+99+=+5%2A40+-+99+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+5x+-+99+=+101+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Dion is $\"+40+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Pam is $\"+35+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "The sum of the childrens ages is:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+101+-+40+-+35++=+26+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+3x+-+94+=+3%2A40+-+94+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+3x+-+94+=+120+-+94+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+3x+-+94+=+26+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK
\n" ); document.write( "That seems reasonable. They could be
\n" ); document.write( "13, 9, and 4\r
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