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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tim is 5 years older than JoAnn. Six years from now the sume of their ages will be 79. How old are Tim and JoAnn now? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #140723 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=140723\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let t=age of Tim (his current age) and j=age of JoAnn (her current age)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means that t+6 is Tim's age 6 years from now and j+6 is JoAnn's age 6 years  from now.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"Tim is 5 years older than JoAnn\" translates to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=j%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=j%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"Six years from now the sume of their ages will be 79\" translates to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28t%2B6%29%2B%28j%2B6%29=79 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28t%2B6%29%2B%28j%2B6%29=79\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28t%2B6%29%2B%28j%2B6%29=79 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28t%2B6%29%2B%28j%2B6%29=79\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the second equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t%2B6%2Bj%2B6=79 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t%2B6%2Bj%2B6=79\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Remove the parenthesis.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t%2Bj%2B12=79 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t%2Bj%2B12=79\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t%2Bj=79-12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t%2Bj=79-12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 12 from both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t%2Bj=67 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t%2Bj=67\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=j%2B5%2Bj=67 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"j%2B5%2Bj=67\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=j%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=j%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=j%2Bj=67-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"j%2Bj=67-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 5 from both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2j=62 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2j=62\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=j=62%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"j=62%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=j=31 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"j=31\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So this means that JoAnn is 31 years old (right now).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=j%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=j%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Go back to the first equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=31%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=31%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=j=31 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"j=31\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So Tim is 36 years old (at this moment)\r<BR>\n" );
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