document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=895778>Question 895778</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> morty was born 6 years berfore petunia the sum of thier age is 28.. how old are they? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #543075 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><B>JulietG(1812)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><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=JulietG><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=543075\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> M=P+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M+P=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute the known value of M from the first equation into the second<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M+P=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(P+6)+P=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2P+6=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 6 from each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2P=22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide each side by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If Petunia is 11 and Morty was born six years earlier, then Morty is 17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17 + 11 = 28 </SPAN>\n" );
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