document.write( "Question 415196: Shelly is 5 years older than Michele. Four years ago the sum of their ages was 65. Find the age of each person now.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Shelly is(fill in the answer) years
\n" ); document.write( "Michele is (fill in the answer) years.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Four years ago Now
\n" ); document.write( "Shelly x + 1 x + 5
\n" ); document.write( "Michele x - 4 x\r
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\n" ); document.write( "let Shelly's age be \"x\" and Michele's age be \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "given:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Shelly is \"5\" years older than Michele. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, \"x=y%2B5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Four years ago the \"sum\" of their ages was \"65\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By%2B4=65\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=65-4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=61\"........replace \"x=y%2B5\" and find \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y%2B5%2By=61\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2y=61-5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2y=56\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=56%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=28\".........now find \"x\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=y%2B5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=28%2B5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=+33\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, Shelly is \"33\" years old and Michele is \"28\" years old\r
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