document.write( "Question 951496: William is 2 times as old as Stephanie. 28 years ago, William was 9 times as old asStephanie.\r
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S=stephanie's age; W=William's age=2S
\n" ); document.write( "W-28=9(S-28) Substitute for W
\n" ); document.write( "2S-28=9S-252 Add 252 to each side.
\n" ); document.write( "2S+224=9S Subtract 2S from each side.
\n" ); document.write( "224=7S Divide each side by 7
\n" ); document.write( "32 years=S ANSWER 1: Stephanie is 32 years old.
\n" ); document.write( "W=2S=2(32years)=64 years ANSWER 2: William is 64 years old.
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