document.write( "Question 1056536: My sister is 15 years older than I am. The sum of our ages is 31. Find our ages \n" ); document.write( "
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Let's call your age x:
\n" ); document.write( "x+x+15 = 31
\n" ); document.write( "2x = 16
\n" ); document.write( "x = 8 you are 8, and your sister
\n" ); document.write( "31-8 = 23 your sister is 23.
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\n" ); document.write( "Check, substitute for x:
\n" ); document.write( "8+8+15 = 31 Correct
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