document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=300750>Question 300750</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ten years ago a man was as old as his wife is now. The man is now twice as old as his wife was then. How old are they both now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let the wife's age be x now\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the husband's age be y now\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-10 =x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=2(x-10)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-x=10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-2x=-20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-x -y+2x=-20-10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-x=-30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x= 30 wife's age now\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-10=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-10=30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=40 the husband's age now\r<BR>\n" );
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