document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1169078>Question 1169078</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In fifteen years, Nelson will be 6/7 as old as his cousin will be. Today, Nelson is 3/4  as old as his cousin. How old is Nelson now?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #793714 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=793714\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If using n for Nelson and c for his Cousin, then following the description literally will give you  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%28n%2B15=%286%2F7%29%28c%2B15%29%2Cn=%283%2F4%29c%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%28n%2B15=%286%2F7%29%28c%2B15%29%2Cn=%283%2F4%29c%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Solve the system.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Method to try:  Substitute for n in the first equation.  Multiply both sides by the lowest common denominator of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2A7=28 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2A7=28\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and simplify.  Solve for d, fist and use it to evaluate n.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A few steps of algebra will show you <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c=20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c=20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28n=15%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28n=15%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your \"Thank You\" message asks an identical type as this one here. Learn from this one and solve the other one yourself. </SPAN>\n" );
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