document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1058236>Question 1058236</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The first woman is 8 years younger than a man, and the man is 9 years older than the second woman. If the sum of their ages is 300, what is the age of the first woman?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1st = m - 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 2nd + 9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m + 1st + 2nd = 300<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m + m-8 + m-9 = 300<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3m -17 = 300<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3m = 317<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 15yrs 8mths<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: 1st = m-8 = 7 yrs  8 mths<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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