document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=134417>Question 134417</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My problem :  At a recent birthday party for a friend of mine, I pointed out the following to my friend: Thirteen years ago, you  were half as old as you will be five years from now. What was my friend's age?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have no work to show on this one because the sample(below) shows that Im doing formula all wrong....Please help me see where I am going wrong. Its been  a while and Im obviously close but too rusty :P\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  SAMPLE: At a recent birthday party for a friend of mine, I pointed out the following to my friend: Eighty-eight years ago, you were one-third as old as you will be six years from now.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   My answer: 123  correct answer was 135 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sample problem solutions 88+6=94/3=31+94=125 or 88/3=29+88+6=123\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you really for taking the time having done tutoring myself I appreciate what you guys are doing here. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #98310 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><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=98310\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x be your friend's age.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Given : <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-13%29+=+%28x%2B5%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-13%29+=+%28x%2B5%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28x-13%29+=+x%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28x-13%29+=+x%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x+-+26+=+x+%2B+5+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x+-+26+=+x+%2B+5+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+31 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+31\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check your answer. Is 31 - 13 equal to (31+5)/2 ??? </SPAN>\n" );
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