document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=347796>Question 347796</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> abe and his younger sister are 3 years apart in age. if the sum of their ages will be 35 next year, what are their ages now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let Abe's current age be A, and his sister's age S\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A - S = 3_____eq (i)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(A + 1) + (S + 1) = 35____A + S = 33_____eq (ii)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A - S = 3______eq (i)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A + S = 33_____eq (ii)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2A = 36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A, or Abe's current age = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=36%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"36%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2818%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2818%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > years.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18 - S = 3____- S = - 15____S, or sister's current age = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-15%29%2F-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-15%29%2F-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2815%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2815%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > years. </SPAN>\n" );
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