document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=825000>Question 825000</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sean's age is 5 years more than twice Doug's age. The sum of their ages is 29. Find each of their ages.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #496939 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=y6n3o9p4><B>y6n3o9p4(20)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=y6n3o9p4><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=y6n3o9p4><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=496939\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let S = Sean's age, and D = Doug's age.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write it out as these equations:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S+=+2D%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S+=+2D%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S%2BD+=+29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S%2BD+=+29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the system of elimination to subtract the second equation from the first one and isolate Doug's age.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-D+=+2D-24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-D+=+2D-24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=D+=+-2D%2B24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"D+=+-2D%2B24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3D+=+24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3D+=+24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=D+=+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"D+=+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug Doug's age into one of the equations.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S%2B8+=+29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S%2B8+=+29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S+=+21 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S+=+21\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sean's age is 21, and Doug's age is 8. </SPAN>\n" );
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