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document.write( "Steve is two thirds as old as Alex. In seven years, Steve will be three fourths as old as Alex. How old are they now?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help me on this problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Steve is two thirds as old as Alex. In seven years, Steve will be three fourths as old as Alex. How old are they now?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let Alex’ current age be A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then Steve’s is: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%2F3%29A ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%2F3%29A\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2A%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2A%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2A%2F3+%2B+7+=+%283%2F4%29%28A+%2B+7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2A%2F3+%2B+7+=+%283%2F4%29%28A+%2B+7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2A%2F3+%2B+7+=+%283A+%2B+21%29%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2A%2F3+%2B+7+=+%283A+%2B+21%29%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8A + 84 = 3(3A + 21) ------- Multiplying by LCD, 12 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "8A + 84 = 9A + 63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8A – 9A = 63 – 84 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "- A = - 21\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A, or Alex’ current age = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-+21%29%2F-+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-+21%29%2F-+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2821%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2821%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Steve’s current age = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%2F3%2921 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%2F3%2921\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2814%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2814%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can do the check!!\r<BR>\n" );
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