document.write( "Question 210924: cody is twice as old as evan. three years ago the sum of their age was 27. find the age of each boy now.\r
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Let \"c\"= Cody's age now
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"e\"= Evan's age now
\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( "\"c+=+2e\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"e+-+3+%2B+c+-+3+=+27\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"e+%2B+c+-+6+=+27\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"e+%2B+2e+=+33\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3e+=+33\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"e+=+11\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"c+=+2e\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"c+=+22\"
\n" ); document.write( "Cody is 22 and Evan is 11
\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "\"e+%2B+c+-+6+=+27\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"11+%2B+22+-+6+=+27\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"33+-+6+=+27\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"27+=+27\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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