document.write( "Question 279273: joe's age is 4 less than the age of his brother tom. the sum of their age is 41. find the age of each. \n" ); document.write( "
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Let x be Joe's age.
\n" ); document.write( "Let x+4 be Tom's age.
\n" ); document.write( "x+x+4=41
\n" ); document.write( "2x=37
\n" ); document.write( "x=18.5
\n" ); document.write( "Joe's age is 18.5 Years Old.
\n" ); document.write( "Tom's age is 22.5 Years Old.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "This an elementary algebra substitution
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