document.write( "Question 710711: A character is criticized for marrying a woman when he is 3 times her age. He wittily replies, \"Ah but in 20 years time I shall only be twice her age.\" How old are the man and the woman \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "M = 3W\r\n" );
document.write( "M+20 = 2(W+20)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and solve that system by substitution \r\n" );
document.write( "and get W = 20, M = 60.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Checking: 60 is 3 times 20.  That checks.\r\n" );
document.write( "In 20 years he will be 80 and she will be 40. \r\n" );
document.write( "80 is 2 times 40. That checks.\r\n" );
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