document.write( "Question 1081066: Ishaan is 2 times as old as Christopher. 35 years ago, Ishaan was 7 times as old as Christopher.
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document.write( "I = 2C,              (1)\r\n" );
document.write( "I - 35 = 7*(C-35).   (2)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute (1) into (2), replacing/excluding I. You will get\r\n" );
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document.write( "2C - 35 = 7C - 245,\r\n" );
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document.write( "245 - 35 = 7C - 2C  --->  5C = 210  --->  C = \"210%2F5\" = 42.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Thus we found that Christopher is 42 years old now.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then Ishaan is 2*42 = 84 years old now.\r\n" );
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