document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1088822>Question 1088822</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hi need answer by Thursday so please be quick. I really need someone's help.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Phil is x years old. his sister's age is 1/4 of his age. Their father is 31 years older than Phil's sister. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)If their father is 35 years old form an equation in terms of x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b)Find Phil's age. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Part A)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P = phil's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S = sister's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F = father's age\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We're told that Phil is x years old, so P = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Phil's sister is 1/4 of Phil's age, so S = (1/4)*P = (1/4)*x = 0.25x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In short, S = 0.25x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Their father is 31 years older than Phil's sister, so F = S+31 = 0.25x+31<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In short, F = 0.25x+31\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Replace F with 35 because we're told that the father is 35 years of age.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer to part A is <font color=red>35 = 0.25x+31</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: you can use the fraction 1/4 in place of 0.25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Part B)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the result found in part A for x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "35 = 0.25x+31\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "35-31 = 0.25x+31-31 ... subtact 31 from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 = 0.25x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4/0.25 = 0.25x/0.25 ... divide both sides by 0.25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16 = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<font color=red>Phil is 16 years old</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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