document.write( "Question 410924: Phil is 24 years older than Will. Four years ago he was seven times as old as Will was then. Find their ages now. \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+p+=+w+%2B+24+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+p+-+4+=+7%2A%28w+-+4%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "-----------------
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+w+%2B+24+-+4+=+7w+-+28\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+6w+=+24+-+4+%2B+28\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+6w+=+52+-+4\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"6w+=+48\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"w+=+8\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( " $\"p+=+w+%2B+24+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"p+=+8+%2B+24\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"p+=+32\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Phil is 32 and Will is 8 \n" ); document.write( "

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