document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=253433>Question 253433</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> John's age plus Mary's age is 59 years. The difference in their ages is 33 years. Can you tell the age for each one? Why or why not? If you ALSO know that John is younger than Mary, what are their ages? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #185722 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=185722\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> j+m=59<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j-m=33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2j=92<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j=46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=13\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "m+j=59<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m-j=33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2m=92<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j=13\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "We can only tell the ages are 59 and 13 but not who is 59 and who is 13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If john is the younger then he is 13 and mary is 46<BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );