document.write( "Question 263266: Brad is 7 more than 2 times as old as Ben. In 23 years the sum of their ages will be 83. How old is Ben now?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Brad = y 2x + 7+ 23y = 83
\n" ); document.write( "Ben = x x + 23y = 83\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #193998 by mananth(16946) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let ben’s age be x\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x+23 and (2x+7)+23\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x+23 +(2x+7)+23=83\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x+23 + 2x+7+23= 83\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3x+53=83\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3x=30
\n" ); document.write( "X=10 --------------- Ben’s age\r
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