document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=502346>Question 502346</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> jeremy is 5 years younger than his older sister, his older sister is 9 years older then her younger sister each of their ages equals 49 how old are they? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Present age of Jeremy = j<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Present age of older sister = s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Present age of younger sister = y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Given<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jeremy  is 5 years younger means if we subtract 5 from his older sister's present age both Jeremy and his older sister will be of equal age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j=s-5.........(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "His older sister is 9 years older than her younger sister means if we subtract 9 from the older sister's present age both younger and older sisters will be of same age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=s-9............(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each of their ages equals 49<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j+y+s=49.............(3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put the value of j from (1) and value of y from (2) to (3), we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(s-5)+(s-9)+s=49<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s-5+s-9+s=49<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3s-14=49<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3s=49+14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3s=63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide by 3 both sides of above equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3s/3=63/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s=21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put the value of s in (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j=s-5.........(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j=21-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put the value of s in (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=s-9............(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=21-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Present age of Jeremy = j = 16 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Present age of older sister = s = 21 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Present age of younger sister = y = 12 years\r<BR>\n" );
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