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\n" ); document.write( "Simon is 6yrs older than Alex and his sister is 8yrs younger than Alex . Their combined age is 37 . How old is Simon
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Let Simon's age be S
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document.write( "Then Alex' is: S - 6, and Simon's sister's is: S - 6 - 8, or S - 14
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document.write( "We then get: S + S - 6 + S - 14 = 37
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document.write( "3S - 20 = 37
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document.write( "3S = 57
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document.write( "S, or Simon is: , or  years-old \n" );
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