document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1141808>Question 1141808</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of Kims age and her mothers age is 36. Kims mother is five times older then Kim. How old is each person? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "\"5 times older than Kim\" means Kim's age, plus 5 more times Kim's age.  That is, \"5 times older than\" means \"6 times AS OLD AS\".<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So if Kim is x years old, then her mother is 6x years old.  Then the problem says the sum of their ages is 36:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7x+=+36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7x+=+36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+36%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+36%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is not a whole number, as it must be; so the statement of the problem is faulty.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now rewrite the problem correctly to say that Kim's mother is 5 times AS OLD AS Kim; then when you solve the problem by the method shown above you will get a valid solution. </SPAN>\n" );
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