document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=938655>Question 938655</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the sum of ana's age  and the ruel age is 30. nine years ago ana was twice as old as ruel then, how old is ruel </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #571855 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lady_97_97><B>lady_97_97(1)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lady_97_97><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=571855\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let age of Ana be y and age of Ruel be x. So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By=30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By=30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and 9 years ago means <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > finally the equation is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-9+=2%28y-9%29++as+well+as+x%2By+=30+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-9+=2%28y-9%29++as+well+as+x%2By+=30+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifying it I find y=13 , x=17 </SPAN>\n" );
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