document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=561944>Question 561944</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 11 years ago Shannon was twice my age.  18 years ago Shannon was 3 times my age. How old am I ? How old is Shannon?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\"> represent Shannon's age now.  Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large y\"> represent my age now.  Eleven years ago, Shannon was <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\ -\ 11\"> amd I was <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large y\ -\ 11\">.  Eighteen years ago, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\ -\ 18\"> and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large y\ -\ 18\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We are given that:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x\ -\ 11\ =\ 2\left(y\ -\ 11\right)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x\ -\ 18\ =\ 3\left(y\ -\ 18\right)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Just solve the 2X2 linear system.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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