document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=980812>Question 980812</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Bill and Ben have a combined age of 91 yrs , Bill is now twice as old as Ben was, when Bill was as old as Ben is now .How old are Bill and Ben ?? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #601898 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=601898\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Bill is x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ben is 91-x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "number of years between the two is x-(91-x)=2x-91<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When Bill was Ben's age, 2x-91 years ago, Bill was x-(2x-91)=91-x years old.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That 91-x is 2*the age of Ben at that time.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ben is 91-x, and from that is subtracted 2x-91.  That makes Ben 182-3x years old.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, 91-x=2(182-3x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "91-x=364-6x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=273<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=54.6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "91-x=36.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18.2 years ago, Bill was 36.4 years old, Ben's age, and Ben was 18.2 years old, half as much.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Bill is 54.6 years old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ben is 36.4 years old </SPAN>\n" );
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