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document.write( "Sean is 3 years older than Wayne. The sum of their ages is 15. How old is Sean?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is S=9 W=6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is S=9 W=6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the age of Wayne be x years.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the age of Sean be x + 3 years.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + x + 3 = 15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x + 3 = 15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x + 3 - 3 = 15 - 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x = 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 3 = 6 + 3 = 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Wayne is 6 years old and\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sean is 9 years old.\r<BR>\n" );
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