document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=939343>Question 939343</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sam and pam's ages are consecutive integers. Three years ago the sum of there age was 15. How old are they now, with sam being older? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "z=p+1  Sam is older.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(z-3)+(p-3)=15.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Order of z and p is not critical without other information.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "z+p-6=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z+p=21<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If sam is older, then p+1+p=21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2p+1=21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=10 and then z=11.\r<BR>\n" );
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