document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=119606>Question 119606</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Good day!Please help me to answer this.I was told by my teacher to give an equation to this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Five years ago,John's age was half of the age he will be in 8 years.How old is he now?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you! May God bless you!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #87610 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=87610\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Five years ago,John's age was half of the age he will be in 8 years.How old is he now?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let John's age NOW be \"x\" yrs old.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Five years ago he was \"x-5\" yrs old<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In 8 years from now he will be \"x+8\".<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-5 = (1/2)(x+8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides by 2 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-10 = x+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 18 (John's age NOW is 18.)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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