document.write( "Question 1052594: Marcus is 3 years older than Sydney. In 3 years the sum of their ages will be 65. How old is Marcus now? \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"M=3%2BS\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28M%2B3%29%2B%28S%2B3%29=65\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"M%2BS%2B6=65\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"M%2BS=59\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Substituting,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%2BS%2BS=59\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2S=56\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"S=28\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Then,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"M=3%2B28\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"M=31\"$ \r
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