document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=259853>Question 259853</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> mary is three times as old as her son .after twelvue years she is one year less than twice her sons age. what are there present ages.? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #191326 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><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=191326\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let m = mary, and s = son.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "From above, we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 3s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m+12 = 2(s+12) - 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "By substitution, we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3s + 12 = 2s + 23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 33 </SPAN>\n" );
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