document.write( "Question 301026: the ages of two sisters can be represented as consecutive odd integer. twelve years ago, the sum of their ages was 8. how old is each now? \n" ); document.write( "

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x and x+2
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x-12%29%2B%28x%2B2-12%29=8\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x-12%29%2B%28x-10%29=8\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2x-22=8\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2x=30\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=15\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"15%2B2=17\"$
\n" ); document.write( "15 and 17 are the ages of the 2 sisters
\n" ); document.write( "12 years ago they were 3 and 5, 3+5=8 checked.\r
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