document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=120555>Question 120555</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Last year Sue was three times as old as Pablo. Next year she will be twice as old as Pablo is. How old is each now?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I don't understand this at all.): Could someone please help me? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #88393 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=88393\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Last year Sue was three times as old as Pablo. Next year she will be twice as old as Pablo is. How old is each now?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is not hard <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let s = Sue's age now, Let p = Pab's age now<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Last year their ages would be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(s-1) and (p-1), right?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It said,\"Last year Sue was three times as old as Pablo.\" so we can say:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(s-1) = 3(p-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s - 1 = 3p - 3; just do some basic algebra on it<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 3p - 3 + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = (3p - 2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Next year she will be twice as old as Pablo is. How old is each now? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next year their ages would be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(s+1) and (p+1), right?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It says,\"Next year she will be twice as old as Pablo is.\" so we can say:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " (s+1) = 2(p+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s + 1 = 2p + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 2p + 2 - 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 2p + 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " How old is each now?:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using the 1st equation we found s = (3p-2), substitute that for s in the 2nd eq<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3p - 2 = 2p + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3p = 2p + 1 + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3p - 2p = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = 3 yrs is Pab's present age<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find Sue's age using s = 2p + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 2(3) + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 6 + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 7 yrs is Sue's present age<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check out our solutions by using the two sentences:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Last year Sue was three times as old as Pablo.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " (7-1) = 3(3-1) true<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Next year she will be twice as old as Pablo is. <BR>\n" );
document.write( " (7 + 1) = 2(3+1) also true<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A lot of steps, but each step is logical and simple, did you understand this? </SPAN>\n" );
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