document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=942063>Question 942063</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mrs. Jones is 3 times as old as her son. Ten years ago she was 5 times as old as her son was then. Find each of their ages. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "j = her age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = son's age<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "j = 3s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j-10 = 5*(s-10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sub for j<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3s-10 = 5s-50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "etc<BR>\n" );
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