document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1012418>Question 1012418</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> john's age and mary's age sum up to 48. 60years later,john's age was double that of mary.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "what are thier ages? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #628347 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=628347\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Call John and Mary's age NOW, j and m. Then we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j + m = 48, or j = 48 - m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sixty years later,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j + 60 = 2(m + 60)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now substitute in for j and get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48 - m + 60 = 2(m + 60)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "108 - m = 2m + 120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This doesn't work...I think you meant six years later...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j + 6 = 2(m + 6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48 - m + 6 = 2(m + 6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "54 - m = 2m + 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "42 = 3m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j = 34 </SPAN>\n" );
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