document.write( "Question 526415: Maya was brother was 12 when she was born. The sum of their ages is 22. Find their ages. \n" ); document.write( "
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Maya was brother was 12 when she was born. The sum of their ages is 22. Find their ages.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Present age of Maya = m
\n" ); document.write( "Present age of Brother = b\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Maya is 12 years older than her brother\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "m=b+12.....(1)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Sum of their ages is 22
\n" ); document.write( "m+b=22.....(2)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Put the value of m from (1) to (2)
\n" ); document.write( "b+12+b=22
\n" ); document.write( "2b=22-12
\n" ); document.write( "2b=10
\n" ); document.write( "b=10/2
\n" ); document.write( "b=5\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Plug in the value of b in (1)
\n" ); document.write( "m=5+12
\n" ); document.write( "m=17\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Present age of Maya = m = 17 years old
\n" ); document.write( "Present age of Brother = b = 5 years old
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