document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=238019>Question 238019</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mary is twice Wang's age & Kat is 2 years younger the Wang. The sum total of their ages is 46. How old is each person? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Mary's age = M<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Wang's age = W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Kat's age = K\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mary is twice Wang's age  - - > M = 2W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Kat is 2 years younger the Wang. - - -> K = W-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sum = 46 - - > M + W + K = 46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "               2W + W + (W-2) = 46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "               4W - 2 = 46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                4W    = 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                 W    =  48/4  = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M = 2W , then M = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "K = W - 2 , then K = 12-2 = 10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mary's age = 24  years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Wang's age = 12  years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Kat's age = 10   years    </SPAN>\n" );
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