document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1202166>Question 1202166</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi, this question is already answered on this website, but the answer is very weird and is not clear, could you explain it again?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sue is three times as old as Michelle. 10 years ago she was seven times as old as Michelle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "was. How old is Sue now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Sue is three times as old as Michelle.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Starting from there...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let x = Michelle's age now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then 3x = Sue's age now  (she is now three times as old as Michelle)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 years ago she was seven times as old as Michelle was.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "From our starting point above, we need expressions for their ages 10 years ago:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-10 = Michelle's age 10 years ago<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-10 = Sue's age 10 years ago<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And now, using those expressions, write and solve an equation that says Sue's age 10 years ago was seven times Michelle's age 10 years ago:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-10 = 7(x-10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-10 = 7x-70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60 = 4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 15<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "How old is Sue now?:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: Sue's age now is 3x = 3(15) = 45<br><BR>\n" );
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