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document.write( "Let Denise's current age be D\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since Ben's age is one more than 2 times Denise's age, then Ben's current age is 2D + 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In 19 years, Denise will be D + 19, and Ben will be (2D + 1 + 19), or 2D + 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since in 19 years, their ages will total 126, then we'll have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D + 19 + 2D + 20 = 126\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3D + 39 = 126\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3D = 87\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=D+=+87%2F3+=+29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"D+=+87%2F3+=+29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which means that D, or Denise's current age is 29\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, Ben is currently <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2859%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2859%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (2*29 + 1) years-old.  </SPAN>\n" );
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