document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1177484>Question 1177484</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man is three times as old as his daughter. If the difference in their ages is 36 years, find the ages of the father and daughter.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1A: Let m = man's age and d = daughter's age. Write two simultaneous equations to represent their age.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1b: Solve the simultaneous equation to determine m and d. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A man is three times as old as his daughter. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "M=3D<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M-3D =0------------------(1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the difference in their ages is 36 years,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "M-d=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multipy by -3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3M+3d = -108 --------------------(2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add (1) & (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2M =-108<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M= 54<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D=18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " the age of the fatheris 54 years and daughteris 18 years </SPAN>\n" );
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