document.write( "Question 344048: Melissa is 24 years younger than Joyce. In 2 years, Joyce will be 3 times as old at Melissa will be then. How old are they now? \n" ); document.write( "

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1. $\"M=J-24\"$
\n" ); document.write( "In two years, Melissa will be $\"M%2B2\"$ , Joyce will be $\"J%2B2\"$ .
\n" ); document.write( " $\"J%2B2=3%28M%2B2%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"J%2B2=3M%2B6\"$
\n" ); document.write( "2. $\"J=3M%2B4\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute eq. 1 into eq. 2,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"J=3%28J-24%29%2B4\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"J=3J-72%2B4\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"-2J=-68\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"J=34\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Then
\n" ); document.write( " $\"M=34-24=10\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Joyce is 34 years old and Melissa is 10 years old.
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