document.write( "Question 196107: Lee is 7 years older than phil. 11 years ago Lee was twice as old as phil was then. find their ages now \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let x represent Lee's age now. Then Phil is x - 7 now. Lee's age 11 years ago: x - 11 and Phil's age 11 years ago: x - 7 - 11 = x - 18, so:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve for x to get Lee's age.\r
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