document.write( "Question 1062931: john is twice as old as his son.the sum of their ages is 48. how old is each of them.
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\"J=2S\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Substituting,
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\n" ); document.write( "Take it from there, solve for S.
\n" ); document.write( "Then use either equation to solve for J.
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