document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=154973>Question 154973</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> WENDY'S AND DANIEL'S AGES  COMBINED ARE TWICE JAMIE'S AGE. WENDY IS 8 YEARS OLDER THAN DANIEL. JAMIE'S AGE PLUS DANIEL'S AGE IS 20 YEARS. HOW OLD ARE EACH OF THEM? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let Daniel's age be \"x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Wendy's age is \"x+8\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jamie's age is \"x+8 + x\" = \"2x+8\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jamie's age Plus Daniel's age is 20 years.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+8 + x = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 4 (Daniel's age Now)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+8 = 12 (Wendy's age NOW)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+8 = 2*4+8 = 16 (Jamie's age NOW)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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