document.write( "Question 119605: Five years ago, my age was half of the age I will be in 8 years. How old I am now? \n" ); document.write( "
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Five years ago, my age was half of the age I will be in 8 years. How old I am now?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = present age
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\n" ); document.write( "(x-5) = age 5 yrs ago
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(x+8) = age in 8 yrs
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\n" ); document.write( "write an equation for the statement:
\n" ); document.write( "\"Five years ago, my age was half of the age I will be in 8 years.\"
\n" ); document.write( " (x-5) = .5(x+8)
\n" ); document.write( " x - 5 = .5x + 4
\n" ); document.write( " x -.5x = 4 + 5
\n" ); document.write( " .5x = 9
\n" ); document.write( " x = 9/.5
\n" ); document.write( " x = 18 yrs is the present age
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\n" ); document.write( "Check solution in the above statement:
\n" ); document.write( " 13 = .5*26 \r
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