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document.write( "    Mary is now twice as old as Jabe.Seven years ago, the sum of their ages was 16.What are their ages now and seven years ago?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                              Mary now-<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                              Mary 7 years ago-<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                              Jabe 7 years ago-  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #17141 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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=17141\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> M+J=16 7 YEARS AGO THEREFORE TODAY THEY ARE EACH 7 YEARS OLDER  THUS THEIR COMBINED AGE IS NOW 16+7+7 OR 30.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "NOW M=2J THUS M+2M=30 OR 3M=30 OR M=10 & J=20.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "MARY IS NOW 10 JABE IS NOW 20.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "MARY 7 YEARS AGO WAS 3 JABE 7 YEARS AGO WAS 13. </SPAN>\n" );
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