document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=708625>Question 708625</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Longest marriage. As half of the world’s longestmarried<BR>\n" );
document.write( "couple, the woman was 2 yr younger than<BR>\n" );
document.write( "her husband. Together, their ages totaled 204 yr.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How old were the man and the woman? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "her husband. Together, their ages totaled 204 yr.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How old were the man and the woman?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the husband's age be \"x\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the woman's age is \"x-2\":<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + x-2 = 204<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 206<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 103 years (a very old man)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-2 = 101 years (a very old woman)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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