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y is 4 years older than x.
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\n" ); document.write( " y=x+4 --- let this be equation no.(1)
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\n" ); document.write( " x+y=10
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\n" ); document.write( " putting the value of y fro, the equation (1)
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\n" ); document.write( " x+x+4=10
\n" ); document.write( " 2x=10-4
\n" ); document.write( " 2x=6
\n" ); document.write( " x=3 ---(2)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " now putting the value of x in eq. (1)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " y=3+4
\n" ); document.write( " y=7\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " There for the value of x=3 and of y=7 \r
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