document.write( "Question 1101511: Max discovered that if he subtracted 7 from his age and multiplied it by 7, he got the same answer as subtracting 9 from his age and multiplying by 9. How old is Max? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x be Max's age.\r\n" );
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document.write( "7(x-7) = 9(x-9) ------ this is what the description says.\r\n" );
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document.write( "7x - 49 = 9x - 81\r\n" );
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document.write( "81 - 49 = 2x\r\n" );
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document.write( "2x = 32\r\n" );
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document.write( "x = 32/2 = 16.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer.  Max is 16 years old.\r\n" );
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