document.write( "Question 89586: rita is 3 years younger than rosa. six years from now, the sum of their ages will be 35. how old are they now? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " rita is 3 years younger than rosa. six years from now, the sum of their ages will be 35. how old are they now?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Let Rosa's age be = x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Rita's age will be = x-3\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " six years later their ages will be x+6 and x-3+6\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " But given sum of their ages = 35 (after six years)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " x+6+x-3+6 = 35
\n" ); document.write( " 2x+9 = 35
\n" ); document.write( " 2x = 35-9
\n" ); document.write( " 2x = 26
\n" ); document.write( " x = 26/2 = 13\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Therefore Rosa's present age = 13 yrs
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\n" ); document.write( " and Rita's present age = 10 yrs \n" ); document.write( "

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