document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=122746>Question 122746</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I hate these.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mr. mcgoo is 8times as old as his son, Gomer. In 3 years he will be 5 times his sones age. How old is gomer now?\r<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 #90103 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=90103\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let M = McGoo's present age and G = Gomer's present age.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "From the problem, you can write:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1) M = 8G \"McGoo is 8 times as old as his son, Gomer\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2) M+3 = 5(G+3) \"In three years, he (M) will be five times his son's (G's) age\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute the M = 8G from equation 1) into equation 2) and solve for G.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a) (8G)+3 = 5(G+3) Simplify.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8G+3 = 5G+15 Subtract 5G from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3G+3 = 15 Subtract 3 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3G = 12 Finally, divide both sides by 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "G = 4 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Gomer is 4 years old.\r<BR>\n" );
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