document.write( "Question 1057600: The sum of ages of Linda and Jennifer is 25yrs. If 18yrs ago Linda was twice as old as Jennifer, find their ages \n" ); document.write( "
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If Linda and Jennifer's ages add to 25, there is no way that 18 years ago at least one of them, if not both, had a positive age.
\n" ); document.write( "Linda is x
\n" ); document.write( "Jennifer is y
\n" ); document.write( "x+y=25
\n" ); document.write( "x-18=2(y-18)
\n" ); document.write( "x-18=2y-36
\n" ); document.write( "x-2y=-18
\n" ); document.write( "-x+2y=18
\n" ); document.write( "x+y=25
\n" ); document.write( "3y=43
\n" ); document.write( "y=43/3
\n" ); document.write( "x=32/3
\n" ); document.write( "They add to 25
\n" ); document.write( "18 years earlier, their ages were negative
\n" ); document.write( "Therefore not possible.
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