document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=265176>Question 265176</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> jen is 6 years older than sue. in 4 years, she will be twice as old as sue was 5 years ago.  Find their ages now </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let J be Jen's age and S Sue's age.  Then:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.) J = S + 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.) J + 4 = 2*(S - 5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute S + 6 from 1.) for J in  2.):\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(S + 6) + 4 = 2*(S - 5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the above for S then calculate J = S + 6.  </SPAN>\n" );
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