document.write( "Question 583078: Farah is 26 years older than her son Amir. Their mean age is 30 years. How old is Farah? \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"F=26%2BA\"$ Farah is 26 years older than her son Amir
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28F%2BA%29%2F2=30\"$ Their mean age is 30 years
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%2826%2BA%2BA%29%2F2=30\"$ SUBSTITUTE AND ADD LIKE TERMS THEN MULTIPLY BY 2
\n" ); document.write( " $\"26%2B2A=60\"$ SUBTRACT 26
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2A=34\"$ DIVIDE BY 2
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A=17\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"F=41\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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