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let p = Pam's present age
let b = Bill's present age
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Write an equation for each statement;
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"Pam is half as old as her brother Bill."
p = .5b
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" Eight years ago Bill was six times as old as Pam."
b - 8 = 6(p - 8)
b - 8 = 6p - 48
b = 6p - 48 + 8
b = 6p - 40
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How old are they now?
Replace p with .5b in the above equation
b = 6(.5b) - 40
b = 3b - 40
40 = 3b - b
40 = 2b
b =
b = 20
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I'll let you find Pam's age. Check your solutions in the 2nd statement.
