document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=349078>Question 349078</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> jay is 12 years older than mario. If mario's age 2 years from now is half jay's age six years from now, how ild will each be in 10 years? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let mario be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jay = x+12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 years from now <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mario = x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 years from now Jay's age <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+12+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=x+18<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+2 = 1/2 (x+18)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x+2)=x+18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+4 = x+18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-x=18-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 14 Mario's age now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+12 = 14+12 = 26 years Jay's age<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10 years later <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mario = 24 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jay = 36 years </SPAN>\n" );
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