document.write( "Question 840713: The sum of the ages of a woman and her son is 30. In 24 years, her son will be half as old as she will be. How old is each? What are the linear equations? \n" ); document.write( "
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Let the mother' age and the son's age be x and y\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x+y = 30 --- 1
\n" ); document.write( "after 24 years\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "y+24 = 1/2(x+24)
\n" ); document.write( "x -2y = 24 ----2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solving 1&2 we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x + y = 30
\n" ); document.write( "x - 2y = 24
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\n" ); document.write( "3y = 6
\n" ); document.write( "y = 2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = 28
\n" ); document.write( "Mother's age is 28 and son's age is 2
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