document.write( "Question 419294: Ann and Bill are both celebrating their birthday today. Two years from now Ann will be twice as old as Bill, while 3 years ago Ann was three times as old as Bill. How old is Bill now?
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document.write( "Let x and y represent Ann's and Bill's ages NOW respectively
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document.write( " x+ 2 = 2(y+2)   OR x = 2y+ 2   (see below: Ann is 18)
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document.write( " x -3 = 3(y-3)
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document.write( "(2y+2)-3 = 3(y -3)
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document.write( "   2y-1 = 3y -9
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document.write( "     8 = y     Bill's age NOW is 8.\r
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer***
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document.write( "  20 = 2*10
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