document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=545890>Question 545890</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Cindy is 14 years less than twice the age of her husband. if the sum of their ages is 55, how old are they? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #355783 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Maths68><B>Maths68(1474)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Maths68><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Maths68><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=355783\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Present age of husband = h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Present age of cindy = c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cindy is 14 years less than twice the age of her husband<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=2h-14.......(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the sum of their ages is 55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c+h=55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=55-h........(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put the value of c from (2) to (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=2h-14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "55-h=2h-14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-h-2h=-14-55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3h=-69<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3h/-3=-69/-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h=23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put the value of h in (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=2h-14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=2(23)-14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=46-14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=32\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Present age of husband = h = 23 years old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Present age of cindy = c = 32 years old </SPAN>\n" );
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