document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=549915>Question 549915</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This christmas, your brother Jeff will be 2 years from being twice as old as his siter Megan. The sum of Jeff's age and 3 times Megan's age is 66. How old is Megan? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "j = 2m-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j + 3m = 66<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"j\" and solve for \"m\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2m-2 +3m = 66<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5m = 68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 13 3/5 years Megan's age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"j\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j = 2m-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j = 2(68/5)-(10/5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j = 126/6 = 25 1/6 years (Jeff's age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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