document.write( "Question 258861: jack is 8 years older than jill. 7 years from now the sum of their ages will be 64. how old is jill now? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "Let Jack's age = A
\n" ); document.write( "Let Jill's age = B\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Equation 1: \"A+=+B+%2B+8\" (Jack is 8 years older than Jill)
\n" ); document.write( "Equation 2: \"%28A+%2B+7%29+%2B+%28B+%2B+7%29+=+64\" (To obtain their ages in seven years)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute equation 1 into equation 2
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28B+%2B+8%29+%2B+7%29+%2B+%28B+%2B+7%29+=+64\" Combine like terms
\n" ); document.write( "\"2B+%2B+22+=+64\" Subtract 22 from both sides
\n" ); document.write( "\"2B+=+42\" Divide both sides by 2
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28B+=+21%29\"
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