document.write( "Question 1137720: Sonya is 56 years younger than her grandmother five years a go her grandmother was eight times Sonya age how old are they now? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #755578 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let $\"+x+\"$ = her grandmother's age now
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+-+56+\"$ = Sonya's age now
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+-+5+=+8%2A%28+x+-+56+-+5+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+-+5+=+8x+-+488+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+7x+=+483+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+=+69+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+-+56+=+13+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Grandmother is 69
\n" ); document.write( "Sonya is 13
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