document.write( "Question 1061521: a girl is 4 years older than her brother. 2 years ago the sum of their ages was 20. What is her age now? \n" ); document.write( "
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Let \"+x+\" = her age now
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+-+2+\" = her age 2 years ago
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+-+4+\" = her brother's age now
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+-+4+-+2+=+x+-+6+\" = her brother's age 2 years ago
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\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+-+2+%2B+x+-+6+=+20+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+2x+-+8+=+20+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+2x+=+28+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+14+\"
\n" ); document.write( "She is 14 now
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\n" ); document.write( "check answer:
\n" ); document.write( "a girl is 4 years older than her brother.
\n" ); document.write( "She is 14
\n" ); document.write( "He is 10
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\n" ); document.write( "2 years ago:
\n" ); document.write( "She is 12
\n" ); document.write( "He is 8
\n" ); document.write( "\"+12+%2B+8+=+20+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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