document.write( "Question 1188023: Dawn is m years old now. She has two older brothers, Eugene and Aaron, who often look after her. Eugene is 6 times as old as Dawn. Aaron is 11 years older than Eugene. How old was Aaron 5 years ago? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #819075 by Theo(13342)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! dawn is m year old now.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "eugene is 6 times as old as dawn. \n" ); document.write( "that makes eugene 6m years old.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "aaron is 11 years older than eugene. \n" ); document.write( "that makes aaron 6m + 11 years old.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "how old was aaron 5 years ago? \n" ); document.write( "5 years ago, aaron was 6m + 11 - 5 = 6m + 6 years old. \n" ); document.write( "that's your solution.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "for example: \n" ); document.write( "assume dawn is 2 years old now. \n" ); document.write( "that makes eugene 6 * 2 = 12 years old now. \n" ); document.write( "that makes aaron 12 + 11 = 23 years old now. \n" ); document.write( "5 years ago, aaron was 23 - 5 = 18 years old. \n" ); document.write( "6 * 2 + 6 = 12 + 6 = 18, confirming the solution is correct.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |