document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1134887>Question 1134887</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a mother is 24 years older than her daughter if the daughter's age is x year:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) Express the mothers age in terms of x? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) Find x when the daughter age is one-third of her mother's age </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #752384 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=t0hierry><B>t0hierry(194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=t0hierry><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=t0hierry><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=752384\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> mother age = m = daughter age + 24 = x + 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = x + 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 3x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now you have to solve<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = x + 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hence\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x = x + 24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x = 24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = x + 24 = 36 = 3*12.<BR>\n" );
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