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document.write( "Ricardo is 4 years less than twice as old as his sister. The sum of their ages is 20.How old is ricardo?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4-2x=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4   -4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x   = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2       2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is what I got.  Is it correct?       </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #68924 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=68924\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> WHAT IS x?????<BR>\n" );
document.write( "YOU SURE ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK!!! I HAVE FOUND THAT LAYING OUT THESE WORD PROBLEMS AS I HAVE DONE BELOW MAKES THEM A LOT EASIER TO SOLVE BECAUSE YOU CAN ALWAYS SEE WHERE YOU ARE AND WHERE YOU ARE GOING. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x=Ricardo's Sister's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then 2x-4=Ricardo's age (we are told this)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we are also told that the sum of their ages is 20.  So:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+2x-4=20  add 4 to both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+2x-4+4=20+4  collect like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x=24  divide both sides by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=8---------------------------------Ricardo's sister's age\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x-4=2*8-4=12 ------------------------Ricardo's age\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CK\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12+8=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20=20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also: 12 is 4 less than 2 times 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor<BR>\n" );
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