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A man is 26 years older than his son.
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document.write( "M = S+26\r\n" );
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document.write( "M = 3S+8\r\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute S+26 for M in the second equation and solve for S.\r\n" );
document.write( "Then substitute what you get in one of those to find M.\r\n" );
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