document.write( "Question 1150563: Bob is 15 years old. When 5 is subtracted from Jon's age and 1/5 of the difference is taken, the result is equal to Bob's age. How old is Jon? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x be the Jon's age.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then from the problem's description, you have this equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "     = 15.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solve it.  Your first step is to multiply both sides by 5.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x - 5 = 5*15 = 75\r\n" );
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document.write( "     x           = 75 + 5 = 80.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  Jon is 80 years old.\r\n" );
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