document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1169566>Question 1169566</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> yato is twice as old as his brother yukine. the quotient of their ages five years ago was seven less than yukine’s present age. Find their present ages. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #794374 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</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=794374\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Yato,  2b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Brother Yukine, b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<s>The one which works:  b=4</s>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Returning to quadratic,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factorize,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Possible solutions to check, b=4  or  b=10.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using the quotient description  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282b-5%29%2F%28b-5%29=b-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282b-5%29%2F%28b-5%29=b-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b if 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "arithmetic works but either age five years ago must not be negative.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b if 10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b=4 will not work.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=10 will work. </SPAN>\n" );
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