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document.write( "Step 1.  Let x be the age of Bob.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.  Let x+5 be the age of Kevin since he's 5 years older than Bob\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.  Let x+3 be the age of Bob in 3 years.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4.  Let x+5+3=x+8 be the age of Kevin in three years.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 5.  Then, x+8=2(x+3) since in three years time Kevin will be twice Bob's age.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 6.  Solving the equation in Step 5 leads to the following steps\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 6+x from both sides of the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B5=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B5=7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  In three years 7+3=2(2+3) or 10=10 as a check in three years time Kevin is twice as old as Bob.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 7.  ANSWER:  The age of Bob is 2 and the age of Kevin is 7.\r<BR>\n" );
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