document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=634295>Question 634295</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How to solve this?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Chris is 3 years older than Beth. Seven years from now she will be twice as old as Beth was a year ago. How old is each now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=Beth's age now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+3=Chris' age now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7 years from now:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Chris' age=x+3+7=x+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A year ago:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Beth's age=x-1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Seven years from now Chris will be twice as old as Beth was a year ago.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+10=2(x-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+10=2x-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+3=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Beth's age now=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Chris' age now=15 </SPAN>\n" );
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