document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=521502>Question 521502</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ancient one is 40 years older than the youngster. 10 years agos, the age of the ancient one was 22 years greater than seven times the age of youngster then. How old are both of them today? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Present age of ancient  DISABLED_event_one=  a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Present age of youngste = b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The ancient one is 40 years older than the youngster<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=b+40..........(1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10 years ago, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "age of ancient one was = a-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "age of youngste was = b-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then,the age of the ancient one was 22 years greater than seven times the age of youngster<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a-10=7(b-10)+22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a-10=7b-70+22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=7b-70+22+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=7b-70+32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=7b-38..........(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put the value of a from (1) to (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b+40=7b-38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b-7b=-38-40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6b=-78<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6b/-6=-78/-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=-78/-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "put the value of b (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=b+40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=13 + 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=53<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Present age of ancient  DISABLED_event_one=  a = 53 years old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Present age of youngste = b = 13 years old \r<BR>\n" );
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