document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=518887>Question 518887</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mary is twice as old as Jamie. Together their age add up to 54. How old is each of them? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Present age of Mary = m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Present age of Jamie = j\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mary is twice as old as Jamie. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=2j........(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Together their age add up to 54. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "m+j=54<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put the value of m in above equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2j+j=54<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3j=54<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3j/3=54/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put the value of j in (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=2(18)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Present age of Mary = m = 36 years old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Present age of Jamie = j = 18 years old<BR>\n" );
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