document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=639490>Question 639490</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ram said to Rahul  'i am twice as old as you were when i was as old as you are'.if the sum of their ages is 50 years.find their ages. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #402775 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=402775\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One thing you know for sure is the difference in<BR>\n" );
document.write( "their ages is always the same.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = Rahul's age now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ram's age is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+50+-+x+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+50+-+x+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The difference in their ages is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+50+-+x+-+x+=+50+-+2x+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+50+-+x+-+x+=+50+-+2x+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ram is saying \" when I was as old as you are \"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rahul is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > years old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If Ram is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+50+-+x+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+50+-+x+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > now, how long ago was he <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > years old?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That would be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+50+-+2x+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+50+-+2x+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > years ago, since<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+50+-+x+-%28+50+-+2x+%29+=++x+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+50+-+x+-%28+50+-+2x+%29+=++x+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How old was Rahul then?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "He was <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+-%28+50+-+2x+%29+=+3x+-+50+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+-%28+50+-+2x+%29+=+3x+-+50+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > years old<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And Ram says \"I am twice that old\" so,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+50+-+x+=+2%2A%28+3x+-+50+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+50+-+x+=+2%2A%28+3x+-+50+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+50+-+x+=+6x+-+100+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+50+-+x+=+6x+-+100+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+7x+=+150+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+7x+=+150+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+=+21.429+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+=+21.429+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+50+-+x+=+28.57+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+50+-+x+=+28.57+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ram is about 28 and 7 months<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rahul is about 21 and 5 months<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The difference in their ages is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+50+-+2x+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+50+-+2x+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+50+-+2%2A%28+21.429+%29+=+50+-+42.858+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+50+-+2%2A%28+21.429+%29+=+50+-+42.858+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+50+-+42.858+=+7.142+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+50+-+42.858+=+7.142+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+28.57+-+21.429+=+7.141+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+28.57+-+21.429+=+7.141+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope my logic stands up </SPAN>\n" );
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