document.write( "Question 841636: Jack was 9 years older than Phil. Together their ages totaled 153 years. What was their ages? \n" ); document.write( "
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Jack was 9 years older than Phil. Together their ages totaled 153 years. What was their ages?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "J = jack's age
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"Jack was 9 years older than Phil\" ---> \"J+=+P+%2B+9\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"Together their ages totaled 153 years\" ----> \"J+%2B+P+=+153\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"J+%2B+P+=+153\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P%2B9+%2B+P+=+153\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2P+%2B+9+=+153\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2P+=+153+-+9\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2P+=+144\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P+=+144%2F2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P+=+72\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So Phil is 72 years old.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"J+=+P%2B9\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"J+=+72%2B9\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"J+=+81\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and Jack is 81 years old.
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