document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=430382>Question 430382</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ruby is three years older than Sam. Sum of their age is 33. How old are both of them?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = Sam's age now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 3 = Ruby's age now\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + x + 3 = 33 {sum of their ages is 33}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 3 = 33 {combined like terms}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 30 {subtracted 3 from both sides}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 15 {divided both sides by 2}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 3 = 18 {substituted 15, in for x, into x + 3}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sam is 15 and Ruby is 18<BR>\n" );
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