document.write( "Question 1055404: Jan is 3 years older than his brother Miguel. In 7 years, he will be six- sevenths of his age. How old are they now? \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"J=3%2BM\"$
\n" ); document.write( "In seven years,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"M%2B7=%286%2F7%29%28J%2B7%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Substituting,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"M%2B7=%286%2F7%29%283%2BM%2B7%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"M%2B7=%286%2F7%29%28M%2B10%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"7%28M%2B7%29=6%28M%2B10%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"7M%2B49=6M%2B60\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"M=11\"$
\n" ); document.write( "So then,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"J=3%2B11\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"J=14\"$
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