document.write( "Question 362054: 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? \n" ); document.write( "
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M=(X-24) NOW.
\n" ); document.write( "J=X NOW.
\n" ); document.write( "(X-24+2) MELISSA'S AGE IN 2 YEARS.
\n" ); document.write( "(X+2) JOYCE'S AGE 2 YEARS FROM NOW
\n" ); document.write( "3(X-24+2)=(X+2)
\n" ); document.write( "3(X-22)=X+2
\n" ); document.write( "3X-66=X+2
\n" ); document.write( "3X-X=66+2
\n" ); document.write( "2X=68
\n" ); document.write( "X=68/2
\n" ); document.write( "X=34 AGE OF jOYCE NOW.
\n" ); document.write( "34-24=10 AGE OF MELISSA NOW.
\n" ); document.write( "PROOF:
\n" ); document.write( "3(34-24+2)=34+2
\n" ); document.write( "3*12=36
\n" ); document.write( "36=36
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