document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1132193>Question 1132193</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">   If two times Sam’s age plus three times Sarah’s age equals 34 and Sarah’s age is also five times Sams age how old is Sarah <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A solution using two equations with two unknowns, solved by substitution, is of course valid; but it is far more work than necessary for this problem.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since one of the pieces of given information is that Sarah is 5 times as old as Sam, it is easy to set up a solution using only one unknown:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "let x  = Sam's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then 5x = Sarah's age<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 times Sam's age plus 3 times Sarah's age equals 34:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER: Sarah's age is 5x = 10. </SPAN>\n" );
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