document.write( "Question 796953: the fire station is 8 years older than 2 times the age of the school. the fire station is 80 years old. what is the age of the school? please help \n" ); document.write( "

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Let $\"+f+\"$ = the age of the fire station
\n" ); document.write( "Let $\"+s+\"$ = the age of the school
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+f+=+2s+%2B+8+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+f+=+80+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute (2) into (1)
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+80+=+2s+%2B+8+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+2s+=+72+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+s+=+36+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The school is 36 years old
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