document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=75641>Question 75641</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of the ages of Mrs Bai and her daughter Jenni is 70. The difference between their ages is 32 years. How old is Jenni?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #54318 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chitra><B>chitra(359)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chitra><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=54318\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It is given that the sum of their ages is 70 and the difference between their ages is 32. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the age of Mrs. Bai be \"x\" and the age of Jenni be \"y\" \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thsi implies \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + y = 70   and \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x - y  = 32    \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-------------  [ solving both the equations simultaneously]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x =  102  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=102%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"102%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> x =  51 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute this x in any one of the equations to get the value of y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "51 + y = 70 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 70 - 51 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> y = 19 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, the age of Mrs. Bai is 51 years and that of Jenni is 19 years.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, the solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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