document.write( "Question 169470: john is 6 years younger than joe. the sum of their ages is 26. write the equation \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Let $\"x\"$ = Joe's Age
\n" ); document.write( "Then, $\"x-6\"$ =John's Age
\n" ); document.write( "Therefore,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2Bx-6=26\"$ , EQN 1 (sum of their ages)
\n" ); document.write( "Continuing,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2x=26%2B6\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2x=32\"$ ---> $\"cross%282%29x%2Fcross%282%29=cross%2832%2916%2Fcross%282%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28x=16yrs%29\"$ , Joe's Age
\n" ); document.write( " $\"16-6=highlight%2810yrs%29\"$ , John's Age
\n" ); document.write( "Check Via Eqn 1:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"16%2B10=26\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"26=26\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Thank you,
\n" ); document.write( "Jojo \n" ); document.write( "

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