document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=588603>Question 588603</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Faye is 31 years older than her daughter Ilana,  but 2 years younger than her husband Leo.  If the sum of their three ages is 100, how old is Ilana?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is someone able to explain how I go about working this figure out please?  Many thanks. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let Fayae age be \"x\" year<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then, Ilana age = x-31<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      Leo   age = x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The sumof their three ages is 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+x-31+x+2=100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     3x-29=100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "        3x=129<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         x=43<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ilana age= x-31<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         = 43-31<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         =12 years old.<BR>\n" );
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