document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=135416>Question 135416</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of Nora's age and her grandmother's age is 71. Four times Nora's age is six less than the grandmother's age. Find their ages.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so far, I've got...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x = Nora's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let y = grandmother's age\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "one equation i got so far is x + y = 71.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i can't figure out the other equation though... </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "WELL, YOU ARE RIGHT ON, SO FAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GOOD WORK! IT'S A START.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lets look at this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "----------Four times Nora's age is six less than the grandmother's age--\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x=4 times Nora's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-6= six less that grandmother's age, so:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x=y-6-------------------------------------eq2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In your equation, if we subtract x from each side we end up with:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=71-x  now lets substitute this into eq2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x=71-x-6  add x to each side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x+x=71-x+x-6  collect like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x=65  divide each side by 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=13-----------------------------Nora's age\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substituting this into your equation, we get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "13+y=71  subtract 13 from each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=71-13=58--------------------------------grandmother's age\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CK<BR>\n" );
document.write( "58+13=71<BR>\n" );
document.write( "71=71<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*13=58-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "52=52\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor<BR>\n" );
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