document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=500741>Question 500741</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> my question is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "max and kay are cousins. the sum of their ages are 25. kay is two years less than twice the age of max. how old is max?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you can please help me solve this i would be really grateful. if you have time can you please show the work cause i never understand these problems. thank you for your time </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #338261 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=338261\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let K = Kay's age and M = Max's age.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28K%29%2BM+=+25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28K%29%2BM+=+25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  \"...the sum of their ages (is) 25.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28K+=+2M-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28K+=+2M-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  \"Kay is two years less than twice the age of Max.\" Substutute this into the first equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28%282M-2%29%29%2BM+=+25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28%282M-2%29%29%2BM+=+25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify and solve for M.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3M-2+=+25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3M-2+=+25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add 2 to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3M+=+27 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3M+=+27\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=M+=+9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"M+=+9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Max is 9 years old. </SPAN>\n" );
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