document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=362054>Question 362054</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Melissa is 24 years younger than joyce. in 2 years, joyce will be 3 times as old as melissa will be then. how old are they now? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #258101 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=258101\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> M=(X-24) NOW.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J=X NOW.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(X-24+2) MELISSA'S AGE IN 2 YEARS.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(X+2) JOYCE'S AGE 2 YEARS FROM NOW<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(X-24+2)=(X+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(X-22)=X+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3X-66=X+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3X-X=66+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2X=68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=68/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=34 AGE OF jOYCE NOW.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "34-24=10 AGE OF MELISSA NOW.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(34-24+2)=34+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*12=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36=36 </SPAN>\n" );
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