document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=533630>Question 533630</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mary is three years younger than three times Emily's age. The sum of their ages is 53. Find their ages. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Present age of Mary = m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Present age of Emily = e\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mary is three years younger than three times Emily's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=3e-3............(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The sum of their ages is 53<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m+e=53.............(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put the value of m from (1) to (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3e-3)+e=53<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3e-3+e=53<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4e=53+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4e=56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e=56/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e=14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put the value of e in (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=3e-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=3(14)-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=42-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=39\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Present age of Mary = m = 39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Present age of Emily = e = 14<BR>\n" );
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