document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1121579>Question 1121579</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mary’s age is at least five more than twice her brothers age. Is it possible for Mary to be 7? If Mary’s brother is 10 years old, how old is Mary? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I need to be able to model this scenario with an inequality and a visual representation of possible options. (Like graph it.) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is a part of my summer homework and this is one of the few problems that I have left and I’m stuck. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I thought I could maybe use M (for Mary) and b (for Mary’s brother) in this equation to find out Mary’s age first off: M=2b+5 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Besides that I’m stuck, I’ve gone to every possible website, but no other Algebra 2 word problems are similar to mine. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "It would be amazing if you could help, if not hopefully I can figure it out XD. Thank you for reading this!  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #737511 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=737511\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> brother is b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mary is at least 2b+5 as you had, and that is M >=2b+5, greater than OR equal to, and that is \"at least\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if brother is 10, Mary is at least 25, 2(10)+5.  She may be older, but she has to be at least that.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The inequality is M >=+2b+5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can Mary be 7?  Then 7 >=2b+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 >= 2b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2b <= 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b <= 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Yes.  She can be 7 if her brother is 1 or less than 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Graphically, M >=2b +5.  The area in quadrant 1 to be shaded (possible) can be determined by checking the origin.  there, 0 >= 5, which is not true, so the upper part of the graph not involving the origin in Quadrant I represents the possibilities.  <BR>\n" );
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