document.write( "Question 275666: Sam is twice as old as John was two years ago. If the difference between their ages be 2 years, how old is Sam today?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #201027 by JBarnum(2146) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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\n" ); document.write( "S=Sam J=John
\n" ); document.write( " $\"S=2%28J-2%29\"$ \"Sam is twice as old as John was two years ago\"
\n" ); document.write( " $\"S-J=2\"$ \"the difference between their ages be 2 years\"
\n" ); document.write( " $\"J=S-2\"$ plug this J into first equation
\n" ); document.write( " $\"S=2%28%28S-2%29-2%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"S=2%28S-4%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"S=2S-8%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"-S=-8%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28S=8%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"J=6\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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