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document.write( "Elizabeth is seven years older than Chloe. Four years ago, Elizabeth was twice as old as Chloe was. How old are they now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Elizabeth is seven years older than Chloe.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E = 7 + C......(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Four years ago, Elizabeth was twice as old as Chloe was. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "E - 4 = 2(C - 4).....(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Replace 'E' in Eq(2) with '7 + C' from Eq(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7 + C - 4 = 2(C - 4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7 + C - 4 = 2C - 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Collect like terms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C - 2C = - 8 + 4 - 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "- C = - 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides by -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Elizabeth is 18 years old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Chloe is 11 years old.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps :-) </SPAN>\n" );
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