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document.write( " let A be Annilee's present age and J be Jessie's present age.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so  eq 1.   A = 2/3 (J) (PRESENT AGE)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   eq 2. In 8 yrs ,sum of the 2 girls ages = 61,that is written as<BR>\n" );
document.write( "        (A +8) + (J + 8) = 61.(AFTER 8 YEARS)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SIMPLIFYING this we get,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "          A + J + 16 =61<BR>\n" );
document.write( "           A + J = 61-16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     this is the NEW  eq 2.         A + J = 45<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "SUSTITUTE THE VALUE OF A as \"2/3 (J)\" in  NEW eq 2 (from eq1).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "therefore the NEW eq 2. becomes,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2/3)*J  + J =45\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      (2J +3J )/3  =  45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "          5J  = 45 *3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "          THEREFORE J = 135/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                      = 27 .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if J = 27,   A = 2/3(27)( from eq.1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "             = 18.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jessie's age is 27 years and Annilee's age is 18 years..\r<BR>\n" );
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