document.write( "Question 988944: Please help me solve this problem and turn it into equation: Kenny is seven years older than his sister. The sum of their ages is 31. Find the age of each. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #609422 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+k+\" = Kenny's age
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+s+\" = his sister's age
\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+k+=+s+%2B+7+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+k+%2B+s+=+31+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute (1) into (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+s+%2B+7+%2B+s+=+31+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+2s+=+24+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+s+=+12+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+k+=+s+%2B+7+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+k+=+12+%2B+7+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+k+=+19+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Kenny is 19
\n" ); document.write( "His sister is 12
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+k+%2B+s+=+31+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+19+%2B+12+=+31+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+31+=+31+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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