document.write( "Question 1044843: Sam is 6 years older than Jane. 6 years ago he was twice as old as Jane was. How old is Jane now? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #660248 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+a+\" = Jane's age now
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+b+\" = Sam's age now
\n" ); document.write( "\"+a+-+6+\" = Sam's age 6 yrs ago
\n" ); document.write( "\"+b+-+6+\" = Jane's age 6 yrs ago
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+a+=+b+%2B+6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+a+-+6+=+2%2A%28+b+-+6+%29+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+a+-+b+=+6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+a+-+6+=+2b+-+12+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+-a+%2B+2b+=+6+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Add (1) and (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+a+-+b+=+6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+-a+%2B+2b+=+6+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+b+=+12+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+a+-+b+=+6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+a+-+12+=+6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+a+=+18+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Jane is 18 now
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+a+=+b+%2B+6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+18+=+12+%2B+6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+18+=+18+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+a+-+6+=+2%2A%28+b+-+6+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+18+-+6+=+2%2A%28+12+-+6+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+12+=+2%2A6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+12+=+12+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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