document.write( "Question 1083760: Mr.b is 3 times as old as Sam. The difference in there ages is 22 how old are each of them. Please show your work \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #697810 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+s+\" = Sam's age now
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+b+\" = Mr. B's age now
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+b+=+3s+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+b+-+s+=+22+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute (1) into (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+3s+-+s+=+22+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+2s+=+22+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+s+=+11+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+b+=+3s+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+b+=+3%2A11+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+b+=+33+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Sam is 11
\n" ); document.write( "Mr B is 33
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+b+-+s+=+22+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+33+-+11+=+22+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+22+=+22+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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