document.write( "Question 16343: I have a really hard time on getting the formula on word problems. I read them, understand what they are asking, I even get the answer but cannot seem to translate the words on to the paper in a form of a equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"Batman is 20 years older then robin. In 4 years, Batman will be twice Robin age. How old are they now?\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I get..
\n" ); document.write( "Robin=x
\n" ); document.write( "Batman=20+x(Batman older by 20 years )
\n" ); document.write( "Batman=2(20+x)( Batman where he is twice as Robin)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The answer I get is that Batman is 36 right now, and Robin is 16, because in 4 years Batman is going to be 40, and Robin 20, Batman is TWICE Robin's age. 20x2=40... \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Please help me in getting Enlgish translated into Algebra equation.\r
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\"Batman is 20 years older then robin. In 4 years, Batman will be twice Robin age. How old are they now?\"
\n" ); document.write( "Robin=x
\n" ); document.write( "Batman=20+x(Batman older by 20 years )
\n" ); document.write( "Very good, you have this correct;
\n" ); document.write( "But you do not have the next eqution correct;
\n" ); document.write( "Batman will be twice Robin age;
\n" ); document.write( "In your equation you have Batmans age;
\n" ); document.write( "Batman=2(20+x)
\n" ); document.write( "It should be;
\n" ); document.write( "2x(Robins age)
\n" ); document.write( "Batman is 20 years older then robin,In 4 years,
\n" ); document.write( "20+x+4=
\n" ); document.write( "Batman will be twice Robin age.
\n" ); document.write( "2x
\n" ); document.write( "So our equation would be;
\n" ); document.write( "20+x+4=2x
\n" ); document.write( "x+24=2x
\n" ); document.write( "24=2x-x
\n" ); document.write( "24=x
\n" ); document.write( "So Robins age is 24;
\n" ); document.write( "Batmans age;
\n" ); document.write( "(24)+20=44
\n" ); document.write( "Now check;
\n" ); document.write( "20+(24)+4=2(24)
\n" ); document.write( "48=48
\n" ); document.write( "Hope you see where you went wrong, you were doing a good job though;
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