document.write( "Question 900794: Ishaan is 9 years older than Ashley. Ishaan and Ashley first met 3 years ago. Nineteen years ago, Ishaan was 4 times as old as Ashley.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #546250 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Ishaan's age now is \"+i+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Ashley's age now is \"+a+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+i+=+a+%2B+9+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+i+-+19+=+4%2A%28+a+-+19+%29+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute (1) into (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+a+%2B+9+-+19+=+4%2A%28+a+-+19+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+a+-+10+=+4a+-+76+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+3a+=+66+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+a+=+22+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+i+=+a+%2B+9+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+i+=+22+%2B+9+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+i+=+31+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Ishaan is 31 now
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\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+i+-+19+=+4%2A%28+a+-+19+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+31+-+19+=+4%2A%28+22+-+19+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+12+=+4%2A3+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+12+=+12+\"
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