document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=232559>Question 232559</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you please help me with this problem. I am really struggling on how to go about completing it: Next year Peter will be twice as old as his sister will be. She is three years younger than he. How old is each one now?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have this done so far.    p+1= 2s     and     S=p-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I am unsure on what to do next.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Could you please assist me with this problem? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I have this done so far. p+1= 2s and S=p-3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s = p-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p+1 = 2(s+1) You had 2 times s, not s+1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p+1 = 2s+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sub for s into the eqn above<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p+1 = 2(p-3) + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p+1 = 2p-6 + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P+1 = 2P-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S = 2<BR>\n" );
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