document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1012420>Question 1012420</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" );
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document.write( "J=John's age; M=Mary's age<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "J+M=48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J=48-M<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "J+60=2(M+60)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48-M+60=2M+120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "108-M=2M+120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-12=3M<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4=M<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER 1: Mary is -4 years old.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "J=48-M=48-(-4)=52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER 2: John is 52 years old.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J+60=2(M+60)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "52+60=2(-4+60)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "112=2(56)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "112=112<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There is no reasonable answer for this problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Please check your problem. </SPAN>\n" );
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