document.write( "Question 126387: I was 26 years old when my daughter was born. Today the sum of 3 times my age and twice my daughter's age is 103 years. How old are we today? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #92611 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"m\"$ = my age now
\n" ); document.write( " $\"d\"$ = my daughter's age now
\n" ); document.write( " $\"m+=+26+%2B+d\"$
\n" ); document.write( "add $\"-d\"$ to both sides
\n" ); document.write( " $\"m+-+d+=+26\"$
\n" ); document.write( "multiply both sides by 2
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2m+-+2d+=+52\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3m+%2B+2d+=+103\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "add these equations
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5m+=+155\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"m+=+31\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"m+=+26+%2B+d\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"31+=+26+%2B+d\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"d+=+31+-+26\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"d+=+5\"$
\n" ); document.write( "I am 31 and my daughter is 5
\n" ); document.write( "check answers
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3m+%2B+2d+=+103\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%2A31+%2B+2%2A5+=+103\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"93+%2B+10+=+103\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"103+=+103\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK\r
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